Error "traceroute: command not found" when troubleshooting network issues in Aria Operations appliances

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Running traceroute on a Aria Operations appliance VM results with error:

-bash: traceroute: command not found

Environment

VMware Aria Operations 8.x

Cause

The traceroute command is not installed in Aria Operations appliance VMs

Resolution

Use the tracepath command to troubleshoot network connection issues on Aria Operations appliance VMs.

Usage
  tracepath [options] <destination>

Options:
  -4             use IPv4
  -6             use IPv6
  -b             print both name and ip
  -l <length>    use packet <length>
  -m <hops>      use maximum <hops>
  -n             no dns name resolution
  -p <port>      use destination <port>
  -V             print version and exit
  <destination>  dns name or ip address

For more details see tracepath(8).