How do I perform a ping test in a VRO workflow without an external SSH or powershell host?

Products

• VMware Aria Suite
• VMware vRealize Automation 8.x

Issue/Introduction

There is a need to ping IP addresses using a workflow.

Environment

Aria Automation Orchestrator 8.18.x

Resolution

Use scriptable task inside a workflow using ping with the  built-in Powershell runtime environment.

$ip = "<IP address>"
ping $ip