Users Guide
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) Enter the IPv6 address, in the x:x:x:x::x format, to which you are testing
connectivity.
NOTE: The :: notation species successive hexadecimal elds of zeros.
count Enter the number of echo packets to be sent. The default is 5.
• number: from 1 to 2147483647
• continuous: transmit echo request continuously
datagram size Enter the ICMP datagram size. The range is from 36 to 15360 bytes. The default is 100.
timeout Enter the interval to wait for an echo reply before timing out. The range is from 0 to 3600
seconds. The default is 2 seconds.
source Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 source ip address or the source interface. For IPv6 addresses, you
may enter global addresses only. Enter the IP address in A.B.C.D format.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then
the stack/slot/port/subport information.
• For a 25-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword twentyFiveGigE then the
stack/slot/port/subport information.
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For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the stack/
slot/port[/subport] information.
• For a 50-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fiftyGigE then the stack/
slot/port/subport information.
• For a 100-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword hundredGigE then the
stack/slot/port information.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
• For a Tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then a number from 1 to 16383.
tos (IPv4 only) Enter the type of service required. The range is from 0 to 255. The default is
0.
df-bit (IPv4 only) Enter Y or N for the “don't fragment” bit in IPv4 header.
• N: Do not set the “don't fragment” bit.
• Y: Do set “don't fragment” bit
Default is No.
validate-reply (IPv4 only) Enter Y or N for reply validation.
• N: Do not validate reply data.
• Y: Do validate reply data.
Default is No.
outgoing-interface (IPv6 link-local address) Enter the outgoing interface for ping packets to a destination
link-local address.
pattern pattern (IPv4 only) Enter the IPv4 data pattern. Range: 0-FFFF. Default: 0xABCD.
sweep-min-size Enter the minimum size of datagram in sweep range. The range is from 52 to 15359 bytes.
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