ios_ping - Tests reachability using ping from IOS switch

• Synopsis
• Options
• Examples
• Return Values
  • Status

Synopsis

• Tests reachability using ping from switch to a remote destination.

Options

Examples

- provider:
    host: "{{ ansible_host }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

- name: Test reachability to 10.10.10.10 using default vrf
  ios_ping:
    provider: "{{ provider }}"
    dest: 10.10.10.10

- name: Test reachability to 10.20.20.20 using prod vrf
  ios_ping:
    provider: "{{ provider }}"
    dest: 10.20.20.20
    vrf: prod

- name: Test unreachability to 10.30.30.30 using default vrf
  ios_ping:
    provider: "{{ provider }}"
    dest: 10.30.30.30
    state: absent

- name: Test reachability to 10.40.40.40 using prod vrf and setting count and source
  ios_ping:
    provider: "{{ provider }}"
    dest: 10.40.40.40
    source: loopback0
    vrf: prod
    count: 20

Return Values

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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