Reference Guide

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ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address, in the x:x:x:x::x format, to which
you are testing connectivity.
Note: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros
count Enter the number of echo packets to be sent.
number: 1- 2147483647
Continuous: transmit echo request continuously
Default: 5
datagram size Enter the ICMP datagram size.
Range: 100 - 15360 bytes
Default: 100
timeout Enter the interval to wait for an echo reply before timing out.
Range: 0 -3600 seconds
Default: 2 seconds
source (IPv4 only) Enter the IPv4 source ip address or the source interface.
• Enter the IP address in A.B.C.D format
• For an 100/1000 Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a 1-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a Port Channel, enter the keyword port-channel followed by a
number:
S-Series: 1-128
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number
from 1 to 4094.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE
followed by the slot/port information.
tos (IPv4 only) Enter the type of service required.
Range: 0-255
Default: 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.
outgoing-interface
(IPv6 link-local address) Enter outgoing interface for ping packets to a
destination link-local address.
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.
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: 100-15359 bytes
sweep-max-size Enter the maximum size of datagram in sweep range.
Range: 101-15360 bytes