Command Line Reference Guide

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ping
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Test connectivity between the system and another device by sending echo requests and waiting for
replies.
Syntax
ping [vrf <id>] [host | ip-address | ipv6-address] [count {number | continuous}] [datagram-size]
[timeout] [source (ip src-ipv4-address) | interface] [tos] [df-bit (y|n)] [validate-reply (y|n)] [pattern
pattern] [sweep-min-size] [sweep-max-size] [sweep-interval] [ointerface (ip src-ipv4-address) |
interface]
Parameter
Version 8.1.1.2 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale E600i
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale E1200i
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
E-Series original Command
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
E-Series original Command
vrf
(OPTIONAL) E-Series Only: Enter the VRF Instance name of the device to which
you are testing connectivity.
host
(OPTIONAL) Enter the host name of the devices to which you are testing
connectivity.
ip-address
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv4 address of the device to which you are testing
connectivity. The address must be in the dotted decimal format.
ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) E-Series only Enter the IPv6 address, in the x:x:x:x::x format, to
which you are testing connectivity.
Note: The
:: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros
count
Enter the number of echo packets to be sent.
number: 1- 2147483647
Continuous: transmit echo request continuously
Default: 5
datagram size
Enter the ICMP datagram size.
Range: 36 - 15360 bytes
Default: 100