=head1 NAME

B<pping> - parallel ping.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<pping>  [B<-q>] [B<-s>] [B<-i> I<interface>] I<noderange>

B<pping> [B<-h>|B<--help>]

B<pping> {B<-v>|B<--version>}


=head1 DESCRIPTION

B<pping> is a utility used to ping list of nodes in parallel.See noderange(3).
B<pping> will return an unsorted list of nodes with a ping or noping status.  The list is actually sorted by first ping, unless -s is specified.
B<pping> front-ends ping and fping if available.

This command does not support the xcatd client/server communication.  It must be run on the management node.

=head1 OPTIONS

B<-q> quiet, only show noping nodes

B<-s> Ping serially

B<-i interface> interface

B<-h | help>  help

B<-v | version> version


=head1 EXAMPLES

	pping all

	blade7: ping
	blade8: ping
	blade9: ping
	devmaster: ping
	node4: ping
	node2: noping

	pping -q all

	node2: noping


=head1 AUTHOR

Egan Ford E<lt>egan@us.ibm.comE<gt>