BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB :: alertSource

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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alertSource

Module: BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB

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

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.7.1.4

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: This variable indicates the source of the alert i.e., from where the alert generated.This corresponds to the Source entry in the Alert Table in the database

What is alertSource?

In the deprecated Alert table, a descriptive field indicating where the alert originated from -- distinct from alertEntity, which is the table's unique index rather than a free descriptive source string. Superseded by alarmSource, which was promoted to an index column in the replacement AlarmTable.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.7.1.4
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB::alertSource

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.7.1.4.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BW-BroadworksEMS-MIB::alertSource.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> alertSource.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.7alertTableBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.7.1alertEntryBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2162.4.3.7.1.4alertSourceBW-BroadworksEMS-MIB