Perform Traceroute


Prints the route that the packets take to a specified network host.

Note

In addition to the Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux and Sun Solaris environments, this Process is also compatible with the Cisco IOS platform.

 Workflow inputs – Perform Traceroute

Call Workflow Input

Description

Required

Default Value

connection details

XML document conforming to the ConnectionDetails common object that contains the information required to execute a command.

Yes

n/a

destination

The network host to trace

Yes

n/a

source

A network interface to obtain the source IP address for outgoing probe packets.

No

If a value is not specified for this input, an interface will not be used.

probe timeout

The time, in seconds, to wait for a response to a probe.

No

5

max hops

The maximum number of hops used in outgoing probe packets.

No

30

packet size

The probe packet size, in bytes.

No

40

pause between probes

The time, in milliseconds, to pause between probes.

No

0

 

 Workflow outputs – Perform Traceroute

Call Workflow Output

Description

output

XML document consisting of one or more <line> elements that contain the command response. Each <line> element contains an index attribute indicating the order in which the information was returned by the command.

success

Did the operation succeed?

 

Valid values: true, false

 

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