TMSS10Ping [-n count] [-P port] host

TMSS10Ping sends dummy packets to a TapeTrack Framework Server and receives a reply packet.

The options which apply to the TMSS10Ping command are:

• -n This option sets the number of test packets to send to an integer other than 4.
• -P This option sets the TCP/IP port to an integer other than 5000.
• host Host name or dotted IP address of the TapeTrack Framework Server.

1. zero Program has ended successfully.
2. non-zero Program was unable to connect to the TapeTrack Framework Server.

• TMSSSERVERPROXY
• TMSSAPILOGDIR

• stdout Program messages indicating statistics from ping.

This example tests a TapeTrack connection on port 443.

C:\>TMSS10Ping -P 443 tapetrack.ironmountain.com
44 bytes from 216.229.153.104: seq=1 time=58.00 ms
44 bytes from 216.229.153.104: seq=2 time=58.00 ms
44 bytes from 216.229.153.104: seq=3 time=58.00 ms
44 bytes from 216.229.153.104: seq=4 time=57.00 ms
--- tapetrack.ironmountain.com TMSS10Ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted

round-trip min/avg/max = 0.00/57.75/58.00 ms

#!/bin/bash
TMSS10Ping -P 443 tapetrack.ironmountain.com > /dev/null
[ $? -ne 0 ]; then
sendmail .....
fi

This example sends ping request via a proxy server, creates a trace file and displays the trace file.

set PROXYIP=192.168.1.10
set PROXYPORT=3128
set PROXYUSER=
set PROXYPW=
set TAPETRACKIP=server.databank.co.il
set TAPETRACKPORT=443
set TMSSAPILOGDIR=%TEMP%
set TMSSSERVERPROXY=%PROXYUSER%:-%PROXYPW%@%PROXYIP%:%PROXYPORT%
del /Q "%TMSSAPILOGDIR%\TMSSAPILOG-*.txt"
TMSS10Ping -P %TAPETRACKPORT% %TAPETRACKIP%
type "%TMSSAPILOGDIR%\TMSSAPILOG-*.txt"
pause