Cisco Systems Cisco IOS XR manual Using the ping Command

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting the Cisco IOS XR Software

Basic Troubleshooting Commands

Table 7-1	Common show Commands in Cisco IOS XR Software (continued)
Command		Description
show interfaces		Displays interface status and configuration.
(EXEC mode)
show logging		Displays the contents of logging buffers.
(EXEC and administration EXEC
modes)
show memory		Displays memory statistics.
(EXEC and administration EXEC
modes)
show platform		Displays information about node status on the router. To display the nodes assigned
(EXEC and administration EXEC		to an SDR, enter this command in EXEC mode. To display all the nodes in a router,
		enter this command in administration EXEC mode.
modes)
show processes blocked		Displays blocked processes.
(EXEC and administration EXEC
modes)
show redundancy		Display the status of the primary (active) route processor (RP) and the standby
(EXEC and administration EXEC		(redundant) RP.
modes)
show running-config [command]		Displays the current running configuration.
(EXEC and administration EXEC
modes)
show tech-support		Collects a large amount of system information for troubleshooting. The output should
(EXEC and administration EXEC		be provided to technical support representatives when a problem is reported. Because
		of the impact the command can have on a running system, it is reserved for users
modes)
		assigned to the cisco-support task ID.
show user [group tasks all]		Displays the username for the current logged-in user. Use this command to also
(EXEC mode)		display the groups and associated task IDs assigned to the account.
show version		Displays basic system information.
(EXEC and administration EXEC
modes)

Using the ping Command

Use the ping command to diagnose network connectivity. In EXEC mode, enter a hostname or an IP address as an argument to this command. In administration EXEC mode, you can use the fabric or the control Ethernet network (in a multishelf system) to ping other nodes.

The ping command sends an echo request packet to a destination, then awaits a reply. Ping output can help you evaluate path-to-destination reliability, delays over the path, and whether the destination can be reached or is functioning.

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