ENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB :: etsysMstpTopologyChangeCount

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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etsysMstpTopologyChangeCount

Module: ENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB

OID (symbolic): ENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB::etsysMstpTopologyChangeCount

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1.2.4.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of topology changes detected by the corresponding Spanning Tree instance since the management entity was last reset or initialized (specifically, the count of times that the tcWhile timer for any port has been non-zero).

What is etsysMstpTopologyChangeCount?

Tallies how many topology changes this MST instance has seen since the device was last reset, so a rapidly climbing counter is a red flag for a flapping link or a spanning-tree loop.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1.2.4.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> ENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB::etsysMstpTopologyChangeCount

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1.2.4.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> ENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB::etsysMstpTopologyChangeCount.1

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select an Enterasys Networks switch (legacy, later Extreme Networks) (Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802.1s) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type etsysMstpTopologyChangeCount into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. The total number of topology changes detected by the corresponding Spanning Tree instance since the management entity was last reset or initialized (specifically, the count of times that the tcWhile timer for any port has been non-zero). On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

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
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624enterasysENTERASYS-MIB-NAMES
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1etsysMibsENTERASYS-MIB-NAMES
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2etsysModulesENTERASYS-MIB-NAMES
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28etsysMstpMIBENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1etsysMstpObjectsENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1.2etsysMstpBridgeENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1.2.4etsysMstpBridgeTableENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1.2.4.1etsysMstpBridgeEntryENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.5624.1.2.28.1.2.4.1.3etsysMstpTopologyChangeCountENTERASYS-MSTP-MIB