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
ping6
ping6
To determine the network connectivity to another device using IPv6 addressing, use the ping6 command.
ping6 {dest-address | hostname} [count {number | unlimited}] [interface intf-id] [interval
seconds] [packet-size bytes] [source address] [timeout seconds] [vrf {vrf-name | default |
management}]
Syntax Description
Command Default For the default values, see the “Syntax Description” section for this command.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Examples This example shows how to determine connectivity to another device using IPv6 addressing:
switch# ping6 2001:0DB8::200C:417A vrf management
dest-address Specifies the destination IPv6 address. The format is A:B::C:D.
hostname Hostname of destination device. The hostname is case sensitive.
count (Optional) Specifies the number of transmissions to send.
number Number of pings. The range is from 1 to 655350. The default is 5.
unlimited Allows an unlimited number of pings.
interface intf-id (Optional) Specifies the interface to send the IPv6 packet. The valid interface
types are Ethernet, loopback, EtherChannel, and VLAN.
interval seconds (Optional) Specifies the interval in seconds between transmissions. The
range is from 0 to 60. The default is 1 second.
packet-size bytes (Optional) Specifies the packet size in bytes to transmit. The range is from 1
to 65468.
source address (Optional) Specifies the source IPv6 address to use. The format is A:B::C:D.
The default is the IPv6 address for the management interface of the device.
timeout seconds (Optional) Specifies the nonresponse timeout interval in seconds. The range
is from 1 to 60. The default is 2 seconds.
vrf {vrf-name | default |
management}
(Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) to use. The
name is case sensitive.
Release Modification
4.0(1a)N1(1) This command was introduced.