By default, HPE devices are enabled to respond to broadcast ICMP echo packets, which are ping requests. (See Disabling ICMP messages. You can disable response to ping requests on a global basis using the following CLI command:
HP Switch(config)# no ip icmp echo broadcast-request
Syntax:
If you need to re-enable response to ping requests, enter the following command:
HP Switch(config)# ip icmp echo broadcast-request
For more information, see Disabling ICMP destination unreachable messages.
HP Switch(config)# no ip icmp unreachable