BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB :: alertDescription

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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alertDescription

Module: BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB

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

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.8.3.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Integer32

Access: read-only

Description: This variable describes the alert

What is alertDescription?

This read-only field carries a description code for the alert being reported, sent as a varbind in alert notifications such as alertMinorNotification and alertCriticalNotification. Despite the name, its SYNTAX is a plain integer rather than free text in this MIB.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.8.3.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB::alertDescription

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.8.3.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB::alertDescription.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> alertDescription.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.8alertNotificationMibBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.8.3alertNotiVarbindsBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.8.3.3alertDescriptionBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB