CISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB :: csiNportDownReason

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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csiNportDownReason

Module: CISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB

OID (symbolic): CISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB::csiNportDownReason

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1.1.1.1.7

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: If the state of the N-port is 'down' as depicted by the instance of csiNportState, this objects denotes the reason why this N-port is 'down'.

When the N-port is 'up' the value returned by this object is 'none'.

adminDown - The user has configured the SVC interface that contains this N-port as down.

ifSoftwareDown - Virtualization software is down.

lineCardSwDown - Line card software is down.

vsanDown - The VSAN that this N-port belongs to (instance of csiNportVsanId), is down.

inRemovalState - The SVC interface that this N-port belongs to, is in the process of going down.

ifHardwareDown - The line card hardware is down.

uninitialized - Port is being initialized.

What is csiNportDownReason?

When the virtual N-port is down, this reports why it went down (such as an administrative shutdown); it reads as 'none' when the port is up.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1.1.1.1.7
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB::csiNportDownReason

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1.1.1.1.7.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB::csiNportDownReason.1

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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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378ciscoSvcInterfaceMIBCISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1ciscoSvcInterfaceMIBObjectsCISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1.1cSvcInterfaceConfigurationCISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1.1.1csiNportTableCISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1.1.1.1csiNportEntryCISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.378.1.1.1.1.7csiNportDownReasonCISCO-SVC-INTERFACE-MIB