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virtualNwIfOperStatusCauseDescr
Module: CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB
OID (symbolic): CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB::virtualNwIfOperStatusCauseDescr
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1.1.1.1.6
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: SnmpAdminString
Access: read-only
Description: The description for the cause of current operational state of the interface, shown by the object 'virtualNwIfOperStatusCause'.
What is virtualNwIfOperStatusCauseDescr?
This provides the human-readable text description elaborating on whatever coded cause the operational-status-cause field is currently reporting. An admin cares because it turns the numeric cause code into an actionable message without needing to consult the MIB definition to decode it. For example, when the cause code shows kernelConfFailure(5), this field would spell out the specific configuration failure detail for that instance.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1.1.1.1.6 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB::virtualNwIfOperStatusCauseDescr
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1.1.1.1.6.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB::virtualNwIfOperStatusCauseDescr.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (8 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 |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9 | cisco | CAT2600-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9 | ciscoMgmt | CISCO-SMI |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290 | ciscoVirtualNwIfMIB | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1 | ciscoVirtualNwIfObjects | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1.1 | virtualNwIfConfig | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1.1.1 | virtualNwIfTable | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1.1.1.1 | virtualNwIfEntry | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.290.1.1.1.1.6 | virtualNwIfOperStatusCauseDescr | CISCO-VIRTUAL-NW-IF-MIB |