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ping Description Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result. Authority None Syntax ping [host_name] -ipv4 [host_address] -ipv6 [host_address] Operands [host_name] DNS host name of the switch you want to query. [host_name] is a character string of 2-125 characters made up of one or more subdomains delimited by periods (.). The following naming rules apply: • Valid characters are alphanumeric characters, period (.), and hyphen (-). • Each subdomain must be a minimum of two alphanumeric characters. • Each subdomain must start and end with an alphanumeric character. • A host name can end with a period (.). -ipv4 [host_address] IP address (version 4) or DNS host name of the switch you want to query. Broadcast IP addresses, such as 255.255.255.255, are not valid. -ipv6 [host_address] IP address (version 6) or DNS host name of the switch you want to query. Examples The following is an example of a ping command that successfully communicated with another switch: 8/20q FC Switch #> ping 10.20.11.57 Ping command issued. Waiting for response... 8/20q FC Switch #> Response successfully received from 10.20.11.57. The following is an example of a ping command for which there was no response from the other switch: 8/20q FC Switch #> ping 10.20.11.57 Ping command issued. Waiting for response... No response from 10.20.11.57. Unreachable. 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch command line interface guide 175

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8/20q Fibre Channel Switch command line interface guide
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ping
Description
Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the
result.
Authority
None
Syntax
ping
[host_name]
-ipv4 [host_address]
-ipv6 [host_address]
Operands
[host_name]
DNS host name of the switch you want to query. [host_name] is a character string of 2–125
characters made up of one or more subdomains delimited by periods (.). The following naming
rules apply:
Valid characters are alphanumeric characters, period (.), and hyphen (-).
Each subdomain must be a minimum of two alphanumeric characters.
Each subdomain must start and end with an alphanumeric character.
A host name can end with a period (.).
-ipv4 [host_address]
IP address (version 4) or DNS host name of the switch you want to query. Broadcast IP addresses,
such as 255.255.255.255, are not valid.
-ipv6 [host_address]
IP address (version 6) or DNS host name of the switch you want to query.
Examples
The following is an example of a
ping
command that successfully communicated with another
switch:
8/20q FC Switch #> ping 10.20.11.57
Ping command issued. Waiting for response...
8/20q FC Switch #>
Response successfully received from 10.20.11.57.
The following is an example of a
ping
command for which there was no response from the other
switch:
8/20q FC Switch #> ping 10.20.11.57
Ping command issued. Waiting for response...
No response from 10.20.11.57. Unreachable.