--- title: "Check Networks" description: "This step pings the selected machine and VMNICs until a stable response is received or timeout exceeds. You can override the following parameters for the Check Networks step:" canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vro/userguide/ping_vm_network.html" breadcrumb: "User Guide > Appendices > Appendix A. Recovery Plan Steps > Steps Available > Check Networks" dateModified: "2026-08-26" --- # Check Networks This step pings the selected machine and VMNICs until a stable response is received or timeout exceeds. You can override the following parameters for the **Check Networks** step:

Parameter	Description	Default Value
Critical Step	Defines whether the step is critical for machine recovery. If you mark the step as Critical, its failure for a machine from a critical inventory group will halt the plan.	No
Run Step During a DataLab Test	Defines whether the step will be executed during plan testing in a DataLab.	Execute
Run Step During Undo and Failback	Defines whether the step will be executed during the Failback and Undo Failover operations.	Execute
Timeout	Maximum amount of time (in seconds) for the step to execute.	600
Retries	Number of retries that will be attempted if the step fails on the first try.	0