How to analyze ping failures scenarios using packet traces?
Applies to
ONTAP 9
Description
- There can be many reasons why a client machine is unable to ping to a NetApp LIF IP.
- To troubleshoot, it is often necessary to understand which step of the ping process is not working as expected.
- This KB talks about how packet trace analysis can help in narrowing the issue down to proceed with troubleshooting.
- The packet trace analysis tool used here is Wireshark.