IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

PING SERVER (Test the connection between servers)

Use this command to test the connection between the local server and a remote server.

Important: The name and password of the administrator client issuing this command must also be defined on the remote server.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax

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>>-PING SERVER--server_name------------------------------------><

Parameters

server_name (Required)
Specifies the name of the remote server.

Example: Ping a server

Test the connection to server FRED.
ping server fred

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to PING SERVER
Command Description
DEFINE SERVER Defines a server for server-to-server communications.
QUERY SERVER Displays information about servers.
Parent topic: Administrative commands

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