Command Line Reference Guide

• N: Do not validate reply data .
• Y: Do validate reply data .
Default is No.
outgoing-
interface
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. Range: 52-15359
bytes.
sweep-max-size Enter the maximum size of datagram in sweep range. Range: 53-15359
bytes.
sweep-interval Enter the incremental value for sweep size. Range: 1-15308 seconds.
outgoing-
interface-type
slot/port
(IPv4 only) Enter the outgoing interface for multicast packets. Enter
the IP address in A.B.C.D format.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
tengigabitethernet followed by slot/port numbers.
The port range is 0 to 63.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE followed by slot/port numbers. The ports are 48,
52, 56, and 60.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-
channel followed by a number from 1 to 128.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan followed by a
VLAN id number from 1 to 4094.
Defaults none
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
When you enter the ping command without specifying an IP/IPv6 address (Extended Ping),
you are prompted for a target IP/IPv6 address, a repeat count, a datagram size (up to 1500
bytes), a timeout (in seconds), and for Extended Commands. For information on the ICMP
message codes that return from a ping command, refer to ICMP Message Types.
The following table provides descriptions for the ping command status response symbols
displayed in the output.
Symbol Description
! Each exclamation point indicates receipt of a reply.
. Each period indicates the network server timed out while waiting for
a reply.
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