The ping command can be used to diagnose IP configuration problems by checking whether the specified IP address is accessible from the configuration node.
Parameters
- ipv4_address | ipv6_address
- (Required) Specifies the cluster IP address.
Description
This command checks whether the specified IP address is accessible from the configuration node. The ping takes place only from the configuration node. It can be useful for diagnosing problems where the configuration node cannot be reached from a specific management server.
An invocation example
svctask ping 9.20.136.11
The resulting output
PING 9.20.136.11 (9.20.136.11) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 9.20.136.11: icmp_seq=1 ttl=249 time=0.690 ms 64 bytes from 9.20.136.11: icmp_seq=2 ttl=249 time=0.382 ms 64 bytes from 9.20.136.11: icmp_seq=3 ttl=249 time=0.311 ms --- 9.20.136.11 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2001ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.311/0.461/0.690/0.164 ms