CISCOSB-RLINVENTORYENT-MIB :: rlInventoryEntDescription

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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rlInventoryEntDescription

Module: CISCOSB-RLINVENTORYENT-MIB

OID (symbolic): CISCOSB-RLINVENTORYENT-MIB::rlInventoryEntDescription

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1.101.217.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: Description of the entity

What is rlInventoryEntDescription?

This read-only DisplayString gives a free-text description of the hardware represented by an inventory entry. Admins care because it offers a quick, plain-language summary when scanning a long inventory table for the right device. For example, an entry might read '24-port Gigabit PoE Switch', immediately telling the admin what kind of chassis that row's serial number and vendor data belong to.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1.101.217.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCOSB-RLINVENTORYENT-MIB::rlInventoryEntDescription

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1.101.217.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCOSB-RLINVENTORYENT-MIB::rlInventoryEntDescription.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (11 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6otherEnterprisesCISCO-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1ciscoSBCISCO-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1.101switch001CISCOSB-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1.101.217rlInventoryEntCISCOSB-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1.101.217.1rlInventoryEntEntryCISCOSB-RLINVENTORYENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.6.1.101.217.1.6rlInventoryEntDescriptionCISCOSB-RLINVENTORYENT-MIB