PowerProtect Data Manager: How to use traceroute

Summary: This article shows how to use traceroute in PowerProtect Data Manager.

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Instructions

The traceroute command is available in PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM) for the root user.
 

  1. Switch from admin to the root user.
     
  2. Turn off the firewall:
ppdm:~ # service SuSEfirewall2 stop



If the firewall is not turned off, the following occurs.

ppdm:~ # traceroute 192.168.2.172
traceroute to 192.168.2.172 (192.168.2.172), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
send: Operation not permitted
  1. Run traceroute as normal. 

    For detailed usage information, run below command.
traceroute --help

 

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager, PowerProtect Software
Article Properties
Article Number: 000211902
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2025
Version:  4
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