ping – Try to connect to host, verify a usable python and return pong on success¶
Synopsis¶
- A trivial test module, this module always returns pongon successful contact. It does not make sense in playbooks, but it is useful from/usr/bin/ansibleto verify the ability to login and that a usable Python is configured.
- This is NOT ICMP ping, this is just a trivial test module that requires Python on the remote-node.
- For Windows targets, use the win_ping module instead.
- For Network targets, use the net_ping module instead.
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| data 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: "pong" | Data to return for the  pingreturn value.If this parameter is set to  crash, the module will cause an exception. | 
See Also¶
See also
- net_ping – Tests reachability using ping from a network device
- The official documentation on the net_ping module.
- win_ping – A windows version of the classic ping module
- The official documentation on the win_ping module.
Examples¶
# Test we can logon to 'webservers' and execute python with json lib.
# ansible webservers -m ping
# Example from an Ansible Playbook
- ping:
# Induce an exception to see what happens
- ping:
    data: crash
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ping 
                  string
                                       | success | value provided with the data parameter Sample: pong | 
Status¶
- This module is guaranteed to have backward compatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. [core]
Red Hat Support¶
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
Authors¶
- Ansible Core Team
- Michael DeHaan
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