Ping Node

More information about thresholds for packet loss and roundtrip average

The Ping Node service check uses the ping command to check connection statistics for a remote host. Packet loss and round trip average are analyzed.

Thresholds are defined in terms of
  • rta: the round trip average travel time (ms)
  • pl: percentage of packet loss

Default Thresholds

NodeStatusThresholds
ALLWarningrta=3000.0, pl=80%
Criticalrta=5000.0, pl=100%

Metrics: The rta and pl values are returned.

Status Information Examples

Example of Service Status = OK

Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 0.78 ms

Example of Service Status = CRITICAL

Could not interpret output from ping command