Does anyone know why I'm getting this message on an ICX switch?

[Jeronimo]

Hi Team.

I'm trying to configure IPPM for testing, but I'm getting the following error when I try to ping, and it's failing. Does anyone know why this is happening?

Too many pings in progress, can't ping now

Model : 7850-48F, FW version : TNR10020b_cd4

How shoud I resolve it?

Regards.

[Chandini]

Hi Jeromino

Thank you for reaching us

• Do you observe the issue only when initiating a ping to IP 10.0.12.1, or does it occur with other IPs as well?
• Does this message appear intermittently, or do you see it consistently every time?
• Have you tried reloading the switch and then attempting the operation again, if this is a new installation?

Thank you 

[va10462]

Hi Jeromino,

When you see this error, it means:

Too many ping sessions are already running (manual or automated)
IPPM is already using ping probes in the background
Previous ping sessions may not have terminated properly

🧠 Common causes
1. IPPM profile already active
IPPM continuously runs probes → consumes ping slots
2. Multiple users/scripts running ping
Especially in lab/testing environments
3. Stuck ping sessions
Sometimes processes don’t clear correctly
4. High frequency probes configured
Very aggressive IPPM interval settings


How to fix it
1. Check active ping/IPPM sessions

2. Stop IPPM temporarily

3. Reduce probe frequency (recommended)

4. Clear stuck sessions

reload

5. Avoid parallel pings

Recommendation

If your goal is testing:

Disable IPPM temporarily → run manual ping/traceroute
Then re-enable IPPM with a reasonable interval (5–10 sec)

Thank you