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ping <hostname-or-ip-address> [repeat <number>]

Ping a host or IP address. Use Control-C to stop the command. Optionally use the repeat argument to specify how many packets to transmit.

Parameters:

Option Description
<hostname-or-ip-address> A hostname or IP address
<number> Number argument
Allowed pattern: ^[0-9]+$


Example:

nsx-manager-1> ping 10.192.43.71 PING 10.192.43.71 (10.192.43.71) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 10.192.43.71: icmp_seq=1 ttl=58 time=1.66 ms 64 bytes from 10.192.43.71: icmp_seq=2 ttl=58 time=0.961 ms 64 bytes from 10.192.43.71: icmp_seq=3 ttl=58 time=0.962 ms 64 bytes from 10.192.43.71: icmp_seq=4 ttl=58 time=0.883 ms 64 bytes from 10.192.43.71: icmp_seq=5 ttl=58 time=1.15 ms ^C --- 10.192.43.71 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.883/1.125/1.665/0.285 ms

Mode:

Basic

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