BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB :: swEventDescr

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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swEventDescr

Module: BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB

OID (symbolic): BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB::swEventDescr

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: This object identifies the textual description of the event.

What is swEventDescr?

Reports the human-readable textual description of what this logged event was, the main free-text explanation paired with the structured fields swEventLevel and swEventTimeInfo in the same row.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB::swEventDescr

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB::swEventDescr.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> swEventDescr.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (11 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588bcsiBrocade-REG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2commDevBrocade-REG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1fibrechannelBrocade-REG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1fcSwitchBrocade-REG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1swSW-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8swEventBROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5swEventTableBROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1swEventEntryBROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.1.8.5.1.5swEventDescrBROCADE-SYSTEM-MIB