user manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Command Line Interface Usage
- Section 3 User Account Configuration
- Section 4 Network and Fabric Configuration
- Section 5 Switch Configuration
- 5.1 Displaying Switch Information
- 5.2 Managing Switch Services
- 5.3 Managing Switch Configurations
- 5.4 Paging a Switch
- 5.5 Setting the Date and Time
- 5.6 Resetting a Switch
- 5.7 Installing Firmware
- 5.8 Managing Switch Feature Upgrades
- Section 6 Port Configuration
- Section 7 Zoning Configuration
- Section 8 Connection Security Configuration
- Section 9 Device Security Configuration
- Section 10 RADIUS Server Configuration
- Section 11 Event Log Configuration
- Section 12 Simple Network Management Protocol Configuration
- Section 13 Command Reference
- 13.1 Access Authority
- 13.2 Syntax and Keywords
- 13.3 Notes and Examples
- 13.4 Command Listing
- Admin
- Alias
- Config
- Create
- Date
- Exit
- Fcping
- Fctrace
- Feature
- Firmware Install
- Group
- Hardreset
- Help
- History
- Hotreset
- Image
- Lip
- Logout
- Passwd
- Ping
- Ps
- Quit
- Reset
- Security
- Securityset
- Set Alarm
- Set Beacon
- Set Config Port
- Set Config Security
- Set Config Security Portbinding
- Set Config Switch
- Set Config Threshold
- Set Config Zoning
- Set Log
- Set Pagebreak
- Set Port
- Set Setup Radius
- Set Setup Services
- Set Setup SNMP
- Set Setup System
- Set Switch State
- Set Timezone
- Show About
- Show Alarm
- Show Broadcast
- Show Chassis
- Show Config Port
- Show Config Security
- Show Config Security Portbinding
- Show Config Switch
- Show Config Threshold
- Show Config Zoning
- Show Domains
- Show Donor
- Show Fabric
- Show FDMI
- Show Interface
- Show Log
- Show LSDB
- Show Media
- Show Mem
- Show NS
- Show Pagebreak
- Show Perf
- Show Port
- Show Post Log
- Show Setup Mfg
- Show Setup Radius
- Show Setup Services
- Show Setup SNMP
- Show Setup System
- Show Steering
- Show Switch
- Show Timezone
- Show Topology
- Show Users
- Show Version
- Shutdown
- Test Cancel
- Test Port
- Test Status
- Uptime
- User
- Whoami
- Zone
- Zoneset
- Zoning
- Index
13 – Command Reference
Fcping
59183-01 A 13-15
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Fcping
Verifies a Fibre Channel connection with another switch or a device and reports
status.
Authority None
Syntax fcping destination [address]
count [number]
timeout [seconds]
Keywords [address]
The address of the port or device with which to verify the Fibre Channel
connection. [address] can have one of the following formats:
6-character hexadecimal device Fibre Channel address (hex). Enter
addresses with or without the “0x” prefix.
16-character hexadecimal worldwide port name (WWPN) with the format
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx or xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
count [number]
Number of times given by [number] to repeat the command. If you omit this
keyword, the command is repeated once.
timeout [seconds]
Number of seconds given by [seconds] to wait for a response. If you omit this
keyword, the switch waits 1 second for a response.
Examples The following is an example of the Fcping command:
SANbox #> fcping 970400 count 3
28 bytes from local switch to 0x970400 time = 10 usec
28 bytes from local switch to 0x970400 time = 11 usec
28 bytes from local switch to 0x970400 time = 119 usec
NOTE: This command requires the SANdoctor license key. To purchase a
license key, contact your authorized maintenance provider or
authorized reseller. Use the Feature command to install a license key.