Performing a TraceRoute on a device by using the TR line command


A TraceRoute is a series of pings that progress outward in incremental hops from the BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP client to the final trace target destination. By default, each hop is sent three requests; the response time is determined from these requests.

Use one of the following procedures to perform a TraceRoute on a device by using the TR line command.

  • Select an IP address that is displayed in the Tracerte IPAddr field
  • Type a TRACEROUTE command on the COMMAND line
  • Issue the TR line command from a Tracerte Information view

To issue the TR line command from a connections view

  1. From the EZIP menu, select CONNECTIONS from the TCP/IP Activity section.
  2. From the EZCONS menu, select one of the following types of connections from the CONNECTIONS section and press Enter:

    • All
    • Listen
    • Active
    • TCP
    • UDP
    • TN3270
    • SMC

    The selection panel displays a list of IP addresses. Selecting All displays the ALLCONS panel.

  3. Type TR in the CMD field beside the IP address to be traced, and then press Enter.
  4. The TraceRte Connection pop-up is displayed:

     +--------------------------- TraceRoute Connection ---------------------------+
     |                                                                             |
     | Specify IP Address or Host Name                                             |
     |  IPAddress:         172.28.21.73                                            |
     |  Host Name:                                                                 |
     |                                                                             |
     |  TCPIP Stack:                                                               |
     |  Attempts:          3                 (1-20)                                |
     |  Max Hops:          30                (1-255)                               |
     |  Max Wait:          5                 (1-255)                               |
     |  Port:              33434             (2048-60000)                          |
     |  Command Wait:      10                (3-180)                               |
     |                                                                             |
     |  Intfname:                                                                  |
     |  Source IP Address:                                                         |
     |                                                                             |
     | END to TraceRoute connection                                                |
     | CANCEL to NOT TraceRoute connection                                         |
     | HELP to view related help                                                   |
     |                                                                             |
     |                                                                             |
     |                                                                             |
     | COMMAND ===>                                              SCROLL ===> CSR   |
     +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                                                                     
  5. Edit the fields as needed and press F3:

    • For TCP/IP stack, specify the TCPIP Stack to use when issuing the PING command.
    • For Attempts, specify the maximum number of attempts that BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP should try.
    • For Max Hops, specify the maximum number of hops on the traceroute (The valid values are 1-64, and the default is 32)
    • For Max Wait, specify the maximum wait on each hop of the traceroute (The valid values are 1-255, the default is 5 seconds).
    • For Port, specify the port number to use when performing the traceroute the IP address.
    • For Command Wait, specify the time (seconds) to wait for the traceroute command.
    • For Intfname, specify the local interface over which the packets will be sent.
    • For Source IP Address, specify the source IP address that BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP will use to send packets.

    The following figure shows the TRACED view: 

    ddmmmyyyy  ------------------------------------------------- BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (V7.0.00)
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                                                
    >W1 =TRACED============TCPIP====*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====MVIP=====D====1====================
                                                                                                      
       TraceRoute Parms                                                                                
                                                                                                      
      Host Name...........  am-mbauman-w1.bmc.com                                                      
      IP Address..........  172.28.21.73                                                               
      Port................       33434                                                                 
      Max Hops............          30                                                                 
      Max Wait............           5                                                                 
      Max Attempts........           3                                                                 
      Stack Name..........                                                                             
      Interface Name......                                                                             
      Source IPAddr.......                                                                             
      Command Wait........          10                                                                 
                                                                                                      
       Response Data                                                                                   
                                                                                                      
      Status..............  Successful                                                                 
                                                                                                      
      1 ips-prod-core-usa-phx2-int-mf-trust2.bmc.com (172.24.51.253)  1 ms  1 ms  1 ms                 
      2 172.24.240.163 (172.24.240.163)  1 ms  1 ms  1 ms                                              
      3 sw-agg-usa-phx2-02-po30.bmc.com (172.24.252.73)  1 ms  1 ms  1 ms                              
      4 rtr-level3-p2p-usa-phx2-t001.bmc.com (172.24.252.81)  0 ms  1 ms  1 ms                         
      5 rtr-twtc-p2p-usa-aus2-ge004.bmc.com (172.24.252.13)  20 ms  21 ms  20 ms                       
      6 sw-agg-usa-aus2-02-vlan80.bmc.com (172.22.252.83)  22 ms  22 ms  26 ms                         
      7 ips-egr-usa-aus2-vpn-trust.bmc.com (172.22.252.36)  21 ms  21 ms  21 ms                        
      8 am-mbauman-w1.bmc.com (172.28.21.73)  67 ms *  67 ms                                                   

 

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