Re-added the ping test to he troubleshooting guide

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Tejeev
2025-05-20 16:39:08 -06:00
committed by Billy Tat
parent a19ff57088
commit f62e904391
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Make sure you configured the correct kubeconfig (for example, `export KUBECONFIG
Double check if all the [required ports](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/kubernetes-clusters-in-rancher-setup/node-requirements-for-rancher-managed-clusters.md#networking-requirements) are opened in your (host) firewall. The overlay network uses UDP in comparison to all other required ports which are TCP.
## Check if your downstream node can communicate to Rancher Manager
Rancher components with HTTP endpoints generally contain a `ping` liveness probe which you can use to test connectivity. Replace the $RANCHER_URL as appropriate and run the following from a node to check that it has connectivity to Rancher Manager's servers in the `local` cluster. If successfully it should return `pong`.
```
curl -k https://$RANCHER_URL/ping
```
## Check if Overlay Network is Functioning Correctly