Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
OL-16599-01
Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
traceroute
traceroute
To discover the routes that packets take when traveling to an IP address, use the traceroute command.
traceroute {dest-addr | hostname} [vrf {vrf-name | default | management}] [source src-addr]
Syntax Description
Command Default None
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Examples This example shows how to discover a route to a network device:
switch# traceroute 172.28.255.18 vrf management
Related Commands
dest-addr IP address of the destination device. The format is A.B.C.D.
hostname Name of the destination device. The name is case sensitive.
vrf {vrf-name | default |
management}
(Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) to use. The
name is case sensitive.
source src-addr (Optional) Specifies a source IP address. The format is A.B.C.D. The default
is the IPv4 address for the management interface of the switch.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
ping Displays the network connectivity to another network device.
traceroute6 Discovers the route to a device using IPv6 addressing.