4.1.0 HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server administration guide (T5392-96074, October 2010)

1. Ping the Virtual SQL Server. For example:
C:\>ping vqar13s11
Pinging vqar13s11.ad1.polyserve.com [99.11.13.181] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 99.11.13.181:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
NOTE:
If the ping fails, make sure an A record is created in DNS for the hostname.
2. Ping the virtual SQL Server IP address. For example:
C:\>ping -a 99.11.13.181
Pinging vqar13s11.ad1.polyserve.com [99.11.13.181] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 99.11.13.181: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 99.11.13.181:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
NOTE:
If the ping does not return the fully qualified hostname, make sure a PTR
record is created for the virtual IP.
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