ASCEND-MIB :: sysAbsoluteCurrentTime

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 12, 2026

All MIBsASCEND-MIBsysAbsoluteCurrentTime

sysAbsoluteCurrentTime

Module: ASCEND-MIB

OID (symbolic): ASCEND-MIB::sysAbsoluteCurrentTime

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.529.9.7

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-write

Description: The current system time in seconds since January 1, 1990. Changing this value may result in a change of sysAbsoluteStartupTime and not of sysSecsSinceStartup. The following relationship holds: sysAbsoluteCurrentTime - sysAbsoluteStartupTime = sysSecsSinceStartup.

What is sysAbsoluteCurrentTime?

Writable current system time in seconds since January 1, 1990. Allows remote time synchronization without NTP. Writing updates both current time and potentially startup time.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.529.9.7
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> ASCEND-MIB::sysAbsoluteCurrentTime

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.529.9.7.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> ASCEND-MIB::sysAbsoluteCurrentTime.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.529.9.7.1 i <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.529ascendASCEND-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.529.9systemStatusGroupASCEND-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.529.9.7sysAbsoluteCurrentTimeASCEND-MIB