36 REMOTE-PING CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Remote-ping
Configuration
Remote-ping is a network diagnostic tool. It is used to test the performance of
various protocols running in networks. Remote-ping provides more functions than
the ping command.
The ping command can only use the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to
test the round trip time (RTT) between the local end and a specified destination
end for you to judge whether the destination end is reachable.
A Remote-ping test group is a set of Remote-ping test parameters. A test group
contains several test parameters and is uniquely identified by an administrator
name and a test operation tag.
After creating a Remote-ping test group and configuring the test parameters, you
can perform a Remote-ping test with the test-enable command.
Different from the ping command, Remote-ping does not display the RTT or
timeout status of each packet on the console terminal in real time. To view the
statistic results of your Remote-ping test operation, you need to execute the
display pemote-ping command. Remote-ping also allows you to set parameters
for Remote-ping test groups, start Remote-ping tests and view statistical test
results through a network management device.
ICMP Test Network diagram
Figure113 Network diagram for the ICMP test
Networking and configuration requirements
A Remote-ping ICMP test between two switches uses ICMP to test the round trip
time (RTT) for packets generated by the Remote-ping client.
Applicable Products
Product series Software version Hardware version
Switch 5500 Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 5500G Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 4500 Release V03.03.00 All versions
Switch A
Switch B
HWPing Client
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