NSX CLI Guide
ping <hostname-or-ip-address> [repeat <number>] [size <number>] [source <hostname-or-ip-address>] [dfbit enable] [vrfid <vrf-id>]
Ping an IP address. Use Control-C to stop the ping command.
The
repeat argument specifies how many ping
packets to transmit. The vrf argument
specifies which VRF to send the pings from. You can get a list of
available VRFs with the get logical-routers command.
The size argument specifies the size of the ping
packet. The dfbit argument specifies whether to
set the "don't fragment" bit in the ping packet. If enabled, the
packet will not be fragmented.
The source argument specifies which IP
address to ping from. This may be required in some circumstances
for ping to work as expected. For example, if there is overlap
in IP addresses used in the tier 0 and tier 1 router transit
subnets, pings from the tier 0 VRF will not reach virtual
machines on networks routed by the tier 1 router.
If you use the source argument to specify a unique
IP used by that VRF (in this case, the
tier 0 uplink IP) the pings will reach the virtual machines.
Parameters:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| <hostname-or-ip-address> | A hostname or IP address |
| <number> | Number argument Allowed pattern: ^[0-9]+$ |
| <dfbit-state> | Enable the DF bit Allowed values: enable |
| <vrf-id> | VRF ID argument Allowed pattern: ^[0-9]+$ |