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chasModuleDescription
Module: CHASSIS-MIB
OID (symbolic): CHASSIS-MIB::chasModuleDescription
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1.5
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: DisplayString
Access: read-write
Description: Textual description of this particular module. The user can change this value to whatever is desired.
What is chasModuleDescription?
This object holds a free-text description of a specific module that the user can overwrite to say whatever they want, similar in purpose to chasDescription but at the individual-module level. Admins commonly use this writable field to tag a module with a role or location note, such as which uplink it serves, since the module part number and serial number fields elsewhere are fixed and don't allow that kind of human context. An admin might set chasModuleDescription to Uplink to Core-1 on a specific NI card to make its role clear in an SNMP browser.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1.5 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CHASSIS-MIB::chasModuleDescription
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1.5.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CHASSIS-MIB::chasModuleDescription.1
Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):
snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1.5.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2 | chasPhysical | CHASSIS-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1 | chasModuleTable | CHASSIS-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1 | chasModuleEntry | CHASSIS-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1.5 | chasModuleDescription | CHASSIS-MIB |