CISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB :: cmVirtContextDescr

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cmVirtContextDescr

Module: CISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB

OID (symbolic): CISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB::cmVirtContextDescr

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1.1.1.2

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: SnmpAdminString

Access: read-write

Description: This object is used for configuring the description of virtual context.

What is cmVirtContextDescr?

This writable object stores an admin-supplied text description for a virtual context, a human-readable label distinguishing one virtualized instance of the module from another on hardware that supports virtualization. It matters because on a chassis running many virtual contexts, this description is often the only quick way an operator can tell which context belongs to which customer or department without cross-referencing context indices. An admin might set this to 'Finance-DMZ-Context' to make the purpose of that particular virtual instance immediately obvious in monitoring tools.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1.1.1.2
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB::cmVirtContextDescr

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1.1.1.2.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB::cmVirtContextDescr.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1.1.1.2.1 s <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9ciscoCAT2600-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9ciscoMgmtCISCO-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472ciscoModuleVirtualizationMIBCISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1cmVirtualizationMIBObjectsCISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1cmVirtualContextCISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1.1cmVirtualContextTableCISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1.1.1cmVirtualContextEntryCISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.472.1.1.1.1.2cmVirtContextDescrCISCO-MODULE-VIRTUALIZATION-MIB