Traceroute

You can use Traceroute to discover and map a routing path between two devices within a domain, or a Front Server and a device.

1. In a runbook, add Traceroute node from the Add Node dialog.
2. In the From field, enter a device hostname BJ_L2_Core_3 to specify the destination device. You can also click on the text box to select a Front Server or a device in the domain.
   

   Tip: When you select Auto Front Server, the Front Server specified in the Shared Device Settings of the destination will be used. All configured Front Servers are auto-populated in the list. To use another Front Server, select one from the list.

   Tip: When you select a device, its management interface is automatically used as the traceroute source. You can select another interface from the list as the traceroute source.

3. In the To field, enter a device hostname BJ*POP to specify the destination device. You can also click on the text box to select a device in the domain.
   
   

   Tip: You can set the frequency to recur the execution repeatedly. By default, the Run Once is selected. Note: You can click the  icon to add more From-To pairs. If the run setting is set to repeat run, then all the From-To pairs will follow the same interval for repeat runs.

4. (Optional) Click the icon to configure the following advanced settings, and then click OK.
   
   

• Timeout — the maximum time to wait for a response.
• Max hops — the maximum number of hops to reach the destination device.

5. Click Trace to start the action. You can view different from-to results by switching the drop-down list below or directly click the item number to view its result.
   
   
6. Click Map to diagram the traceroute result on the map.
   
   

   Tip: To map any traceroute result, you can click Map Traceroute Result, select a source and paste the traceroute result.

   Tip: To save an action node and its input for reuse, point to it and click the  icon to select Save as Favorite.

See also:

• Personal Runbook