Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide

ping


Description	Tests communication with a remote host. The remote host is specified by IP address. Ping sends ICMP echo response packets and waits for replies.
Minimum role	monitor
Syntax	ping [count <count>] <host-address> [packet-size <size>]
Parameters	count <count> Optional. The number of packets to send. Use a small count because the command cannot be interrupted. The default is 4 packets. This parameter accepts a maximum value of 2,147,483,647. <host-address> The network address of the remote host. The value can be an IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or FQDN. packet-size <size> Optional. The packet size in bytes. The default value is 56 bytes.
Examples	Send two packets to the remote computer at `10.134.50.6`. # ping 10.134.50.6 count 2