net_ping - Tests reachability using ping from a network device

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
count Default:
5
Number of packets to send.
dest
required
The IP Address or hostname (resolvable by switch) of the remote node.
source
The source IP Address.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Determines if the expected result is success or fail.
vrf Default:
default
The VRF to use for forwarding.

Notes

Note

  • For Windows targets, use the win_ping module instead.
  • For targets running Python, use the ping module instead.

Examples

- name: Test reachability to 10.10.10.10 using default vrf
  net_ping:
    dest: 10.10.10.10

- name: Test reachability to 10.20.20.20 using prod vrf
  net_ping:
    dest: 10.20.20.20
    vrf: prod

- name: Test unreachability to 10.30.30.30 using default vrf
  net_ping:
    dest: 10.30.30.30
    state: absent

- name: Test reachability to 10.40.40.40 using prod vrf and setting count and source
  net_ping:
    dest: 10.40.40.40
    source: loopback0
    vrf: prod
    count: 20

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
commands
list
 always
Show the command sent.

Sample:
['ping vrf prod 10.40.40.40 count 20 source loopback0']
packet_loss
str
 always
Percentage of packets lost.

Sample:
0%
packets_rx
int
 always
Packets successfully received.

Sample:
20
packets_tx
int
 always
Packets successfully transmitted.

Sample:
20
rtt
dict
 always
Show RTT stats.

Sample:
{'max': 8, 'avg': 2, 'min': 1}


Status

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

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)

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