Using the Set Ping Source server tool

To set a device as your ping source:

1. Connect the Global Console to the Global Manager.

   Instructions for completing this step are given in “Attaching the Global Console to the Global Manager” on page 18.

2. On a Topology Browser Console, Notification Log Console, or Map Console, select the PE or CE object to set as the source; for example, a PE named qa-gw6.smarts.com.

3. Right click the object and then select S erver Tools.

4. On the Server Tools menu, select Set Ping Source.

   The results appear in the RemotePing - Set Ping Source text box, as shown in Set Ping Source text box. In this example, the ping source for a user named “admin” is set to qa-gw6.smarts.com.

   Figure 1. Set Ping Source text box