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chasCurrentDateAndTime
Module: CHASSIS-MIB
OID (symbolic): CHASSIS-MIB::chasCurrentDateAndTime
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.9.1
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: OCTET STRING
Access: read-write
Description: Current date and time. Format - yyyymmddThhmmss yyyy - year, mm - month, dd - day, 'T' separator, hh - hour, mm - month, ss - second.
What is chasCurrentDateAndTime?
This object holds the chassis's current date and time encoded in a fixed 15-character format (yyyymmddThhmmss), letting an NMS both read and set the system clock directly. Because logs, timed entitlements, and accounting records elsewhere in this MIB depend on accurate device time, an admin syncing this field via a management script ensures timestamps in traps and CDRs line up correctly with the rest of the network. An admin setting chasCurrentDateAndTime to 20260807143000 would set the chassis clock to August 7, 2026 at 2:30:00 PM.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.9.1 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CHASSIS-MIB::chasCurrentDateAndTime
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.9.1.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CHASSIS-MIB::chasCurrentDateAndTime.1
Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):
snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.9.1.1 s <value>
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (9 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800 | xylan | XYLAN-BASE-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2 | xylanArch | XYLAN-BASE-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1 | xylanChassis | XYLAN-BASE-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.9 | chasDateAndTime | CHASSIS-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.9.1 | chasCurrentDateAndTime | CHASSIS-MIB |