Ping Test for Gateways

To perform ping test on a Gateway, complete the following steps:

  1. In the HPE Aruba Networking Central landing page, select a site from the Sites menu.

    Alternatively, you can click the expand icon on the Sites menu to search for a site from the list.

    The site dashboard is displayed along with site health, device, and client information.

  2. Click Network.

    The Unified Device List (UDL) view is displayed for the site.

  3. To access the troubleshooting page for a Gateway, complete one of the following steps:

    • From the Devices table in list view, click anywhere on the particular device row under Any or Gateways tab.

      The selected Gateway panel is displayed on the left.

    • From the Devices table in list view, click on the particular device under the Gateways tab.

      The selected Gateways context page is displayed.

  4. Click the troubleshooting icon .

    The Troubleshoot page is displayed for the Gateway, and the Tests tab is selected by default in the left panel.

  5. Under Test, select the Ping radio button.

    The Source field is automatically populated with the selected Gateway name.

  6. In the Destination field, enter the hostname or IP address.
    Enable Use IPV6 toggle for IPV6 addresses.

  7. Click the Show Additional Settings drop-down.

  8. In the Packet size field, enter packet size.

  9. In the Count field, enter the number of probes to be sent.

  10. In the Time field, enter the time to live for IP datagram.

  11. Enable or disable Don't Fragment Flag

  12. Click Start Test.

    The Results panel on the right displays the test output.

Note:

To view the test output in the Results panel, you can click the graphical result icon for a visual representation or the CLI result icon for CLI output.

The following image displays the Ping test page for a Gateway and displays the output in graphical format.

Figure 1: Ping Test Page—Gateway

The following image displays the Ping test page for a Gateway and displays the result in CLI format.

Figure 2: Ping Test CLI Page—Gateway

The Results panel contains the following details:

  • Summary Icon—The following table describes the meaning of icons used in the test result.

    Table 1: Test Result Icons

    Icon

    		 Value

    Successfully completed—All requests passed successfully.

    Failed—All requests failed.

  • Output Parameters—The following parameters are displayed in the test result:

    • Source—The Gateway name.

    • Destination—The hostname or IP address of the destination.

    • Packet Loss—Percentage of packet loss generated by the test.

    • Average Round Trip—Total round trip time generated by the test.

  • Graphical Result Icon —Click this icon to view the output in graphical format as displayed in Ping Test Page—Gateway .

  • CLI Result Icon —Click this icon to view the test output in CLI format as displayed in Ping Test CLI Page—Gateway.