CHASSIS-MIB :: chasModuleDescription

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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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 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.800xylanXYLAN-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2xylanArchXYLAN-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1xylanChassisXYLAN-BASE-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2chasPhysicalCHASSIS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1chasModuleTableCHASSIS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1chasModuleEntryCHASSIS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.800.2.1.2.1.1.5chasModuleDescriptionCHASSIS-MIB