Traceroute

The Traceroute action is used to display path and nodes from the source IP to destination IP.

How the Action Works

In the Traceroute dialog dox, do the following:

1. Select the VM and enter the source IP followed by the destination IP.
2. Enter the domain administrator/user credentials.
3. Click Begin Action.

After you click Begin Action, the next dialog box provides the task ID and a link to the task list.

Table 1. Task ID Dialog Box

Option	Description
Recent Tasks	To view the status of the job and verify that the job finished, click Recent Tasks.
OK	To close the dialog box without further action, click OK.

Action Options

When the action completes, you can review the route information, router by router and the time taken for each hop.

1. Select the VM from the Select VM to view Actions Results widget.
2. In the VM Scripted Action Results widget, select the traceroute completed timestamp from the Results drop-down.