SNMP remote PING parameters

mib_variable

Specifies one or more MIB variable names to be retrieved. You can specify the names in textual form or ASN.1 notation.

For the remote ping object, a three-part index is required, with each part separated by periods (.), as in the following example:

snmp -h host_name get ibmMvsRemPingResponseTime.packet_size.time_out.ip_address

Note: To find a description of the other parameters, see Parameters.

The following list describes the get portion of the command, including the three-part index for the remote ping object:

Instance	Description
ibmMvsRemPingResponseTime	Specifies that the remote ping command should be issued.
packet_size	Specifies the packet size of the ping request.
time_out	Specifies the timeout value, in seconds, for the ping request.
ip_address	Specifies the IP address of the remote host to which the ping request is directed. The IP address is comprised of the following three parts: IP address type from the INET-ADDRESS-MIB. The currently supported types are: 1 - ipv4, 2 - ipv6, 4 - ipv6z (link-local). IP address length: 4 - ipv4, 16 - ipv6, 20 - ipv6z. IP address, where each octet of the address is converted to decimal and separated from the other octets by a period.