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oprping-Test Remote Event Management Availability

Valid on UNIX/Linux, Windows, z/OS

Use the oprping command to test whether Event Management is available on another node. Informs the user whether the specified node is up and available for communication, and whether the Event Manager is running on the node and is responding to messages.

This command has the following format:

Valid on Windows

oprping nodename
        times
        msg

Valid on UNIX, Linux, z/OS

oprping <nodename>

Examples

oprping USLASRV3 3 this is only a test.

Attempts to send the text "this is only a test" to node USLASRV3 event daemon three times. The command will produce messages substantiating the success or failure of the remote node daemon.

nodename

The Hostname of the node.

times

Specifies the number of times the test message is to be sent to the node (not applicable on z/OS).

msg

The message text to be sent to the node (not applicable on z/OS).