Using Ping to Test VPLS MAC Connectivity

You can perform a ping operation to check the connectivity of Layer 2 forwarding links on the VPLS network by specifying the MAC address and VSI name.

Procedure

<HUAWEI> ping vpls mac 00e0-fc12-3456 vsi a1
 Ping mac 00e0-fc12-3456 vsi a1: 142 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
    Reply from 10.1.1.2: bytes=142 Sequence=1 time=16 ms
    Reply from 10.1.1.2: bytes=142 Sequence=2 time=4 ms
    Reply from 10.1.1.2: bytes=142 Sequence=3 time=7 ms
    Reply from 10.1.1.2: bytes=142 Sequence=4 time=8 ms
    Reply from 10.1.1.2: bytes=142 Sequence=5 time=8 ms
 The IP address of the PE is 192.168.2.9.

  --- vsi: a1, mac: 00e0-fc12-3456 ping statistics---
    5 packet(s) transmitted
    5 packet(s) received
    0.00% packet loss
    round-trip min/avg/max=4/8/16 ms

Run the ping vpls mac mac-address vsi vsi-name rapid [ vlan vlan-id | -c rapidCount | -s packetsize | -t timeout | -exp exp | -r replymode | -h ttl | -a source-ip-address | -g ] * command to perform a VPLS MAC ping test in rapidly packet sending mode.
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<HUAWEI> ping vpls mac 00e0-fc12-3456 vsi a1 rapid
 Ping mac 00e0-fc12-3456 vsi a1: 142 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break

!!!!!

  --- vsi: a1, mac: 00e0-fc12-3456 ping statistics---
    5 packet(s) transmitted
    5 packet(s) received
    0.00% packet loss
    round-trip min/avg/max=16/16/17 ms
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! indicates that the path is reachable, and . indicates that the path is unreachable.
(Optional) Run the display vpls-ping statistics command to check VPLS MAC ping packet statistics.
If the test using the ping vpls mac command fails, you can run this command to check whether a VPLS fault or a device fault occurs.
(Optional) Run the reset vpls-ping statistics command to clear VPLS MAC ping packet statistics.