Run a Ping Test

About this task

Use ping to determine if an entity is reachable.

Note

Note

Troubleshooting using ping and traceroute (including Layer 2 ping and Layer 2 traceroute) is not supported on EDM. For more information, see VSP 8600 Release Notes. As an alternative, use CLI.

Procedure

  1. From the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Edit > Diagnostics.
  2. Click Ping/Trace Route.
  3. Click the Ping Control tab.
  4. Click Insert.
  5. In the OwnerIndex box, type the owner index.
  6. In the TestName box, type the name of the test.
  7. In the TargetAddress box, type the host IP address.
  8. From the AdminStatus options, select enabled.
  9. In the remainder of the option boxes, type the desired values.
  10. Click Insert.
  11. Select and entry, and then click Start.

    Let the test run for several seconds.

  12. Select an entry, and then click Stop.
  13. 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 above 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.
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