ICMP Echo Request (Ping) Measurements

When using this type of active measurement, the agent will send an ICMP Echo request (ping) and await the reply.

You can specify the following parameters for ICMP application pings. Instead of host, you can also use URL.

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host=<hostname or IP address>

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RequestSize=<Send buffer size in bytes (default is 32)>

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Timeout=<Number of milliseconds that the agent will wait for a reply, the default is 5000.>

If a reply is received (before the timeout is reached), the round-trip time will be noted.

Parameter	Description
Response time	The number of microseconds that it took to get the response. ⚠️ The agent measures the round-trip time in whole milliseconds and reports it in microseconds. Replies that take less than 1 millisecond are reported as 500 microseconds.
Status	Response is received before timeout ? 1 Otherwise 0
Success	Same as Status.
Iterations	Number of times that the request has been issued. Always set to 1.