Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.1 - Manual (Page 219)

September 6, 2006 K2 Storage System Instruction Manual 219
Testing the control network
Testing the control network
To test the control network use the ping command as follows:
1. On the control point PC, click Start | Run . The Run dialog box opens.
2. Type cmd and click OK . The command prompt window opens.
3. Type ping, then a space, then the name of one of your K2 Storage System devices,
such as the Gigabit Ethernet switch, as in the following example:
ping root_gige_1
4. Press Enter .
The ping command should return the IP address of the device, as in the following
example:
Pinging root_gige_1.mycorp.com [192.168.100.61] with
32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.100.61: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.100.61: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.100.61: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.100.61: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127
This verifies that the name of the device is being correctly resolved to the IP
address, which indicates that on the Control Point PC the host table entry is correct.
5. Ping the other K2 Storage System devices to which you have assigned control
network IP addresses.
6. Go to each Windows device in the K2 Storage System and repeat this procedure.
This verifies that network communication is correct to and from all devices.