Q-Logic 5000 Switch User Manual


 
14 – Command Reference
Ping
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Ping
Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network
and reports the result.
Authority None
Syntax ping [ip_address]
Keywords [ip_address]
The IP address of the switch to query. Broadcast IP addresses, such as
255.255.255.255, are not valid.
Examples The following is an example of a successful Ping command:
SANbox #> ping 10.20.11.57
Ping command issued. Waiting for response...
SANbox #>
Response successfully received from 10.20.11.57.
This following is an example of an unsuccessful Ping command:
SANbox #> ping 10.20.11.57
Ping command issued. Waiting for response...
No response from 10.20.11.57. Unreachable.