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Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage Information You cannot delete a terminal connection.
Related Commands show memory— View current memory usage on the M I/O Aggregator.
ping
Test connectivity between the system and another device by sending echo requests and waiting for replies.
Syntax
ping [host | ip-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]
Parameters
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.
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 source ip address or the source interface. Enter the IP address in A.B.C.D
format.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then
the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
tos Enter the type of service required. The range is from 0 to 255. The default is 0.
df-bit 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
The default is No.
validate-reply Enter Y or N for reply validation.
• N: Do not validate reply data.
• Y: Do validate reply data.
The default is No.
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