BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB :: alarmCategory

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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alarmCategory

Module: BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB

OID (symbolic): BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB::alarmCategory

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.11.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: This variable describes the category to which the alarm belongs to, in a string form. This corresponds to the Category entry in the Alert Table in the database

What is alarmCategory?

In the AlarmTable, a string describing the category the alarm belongs to, used to group related alarms.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.11.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB::alarmCategory

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.11.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB::alarmCategory.1

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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
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162adventnetBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4webNMSBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3webNMSFaultMibBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.11alarmTableBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.11.1alarmEntryBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.11.1.8alarmCategoryBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB