Run a Ping Test

About this task

Use ping to determine if an entity is reachable.

Note

Troubleshooting using ping and traceroute is not supported on EDM. For more information, see Fabric Engine Release Notes. As an alternative, use CLI.

Procedure

From the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Serviceability > Diagnostics.
Select Ping/Trace Route.
Select the Ping Control tab.
Select Insert.
In OwnerIndex, type the owner index.
In TestName, type the name of the test.
In TargetAddress, type the host IP address.
From AdminStatus, select enabled.
In the remainder of the options, type the desired values.
Select Insert.
Select an entry, and then select Start.

Let the test run for several seconds.
Select an entry, and then select Stop.
View the Ping results.

Ping Control Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Ping Control tab.


Name	Description
OwnerIndex	Provides access control by a security administrator using the View-Based Access Control Model (VACM) for tables in which multiple users need to independently create or modify entries. This is a string of up to 32 characters.
TestName	Specifies the name of the ping test.
TargetAddress	Specifies the host address to use at a remote host to perform a ping operation.
DataSize	Specifies the size of the data portion (in octets) to transmit in a ping operation. The default is 16.
TimeOut	Specifies the timeout value, in seconds, for a remote ping operation. The default is 3 seconds.
ProbeCount	Specifies the number of times to perform a ping operation at a remote host. The default is 1.
AdminStatus	Specifies the state of the ping control entry: enabled or disabled. The default is disabled.
DataFill	Determines the data portion of a probe packet.
Frequency	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before repeating a ping test. The default is 0.
MaxRows	Specifies the maximum number of entries allowed in the PingProbeHistory table. The default is 50.
TrapGeneration	Specifies when to generate a notification. The options are: ProbeFailure—Generates a PingProbeFailed notification subject to the value of TrapProbeFailureFilter. The object TrapProbeFailureFilter can specify the number of successive probe failures that are required before a pingProbeFailed notification is generated. TestFailure—Generates a PingTestFailed notification. The object TrapTestFailureFilter can determine the number of probe failures that signal when a test fails. TestCompletion—Generates a PingTestCompleted notification. The value of this object defaults to zero, indicating that none of the options have been selected.
TrapProbeFailureFilter	Specifies the number of successive probe failures that are required before a pingProbeFailed notification is generated. The default is 1.
TrapTestFailureFilter	Determines the number of probe failures that signal when a test fails. The default is 1.
Descr	Describes the remote ping test. The default is 0x00.
SourceAddress	Specifies the IP address (a.b.c.d) as the source address in outgoing probe packets.
ByPassRouteTable	Enables (optionally) the bypassing of the route table. The default is disabled.