ping
The following operations can be performed on "ping":
ping
Invokes the UNIX ping command. The hostName parameter must be used if the name is in the /etc/hosts file directory or is otherwise known in DNS.
Arguments
c Number of packets to send. The default value is infinite. For Nitro API, defalut value is taken as 5. Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535
i Waiting time, in seconds. The default value is 1 second. Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 65535
I Network interface on which to ping, if you have multiple interfaces.
n Numeric output only. No name resolution.
p Pattern to fill in packets. Can be up to 16 bytes, useful for diagnosing data-dependent problems.
q Quiet output. Only the summary is printed. For Nitro API, this flag is set by default.
s Data size, in bytes. The default value is 56. Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 65507
S Source IP address to be used in the outgoing query packets. If the IP addrESS does not belongs to this appliance, an error is returned and nothing is sent.
T Traffic Domain Id Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 4094
t Time-out, in seconds, before ping exits. Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 3600
hostName Address of host to ping.
Output
response
Example
ping -p ff -c 4 10.102.4.107