EVENT-ACTIONS-MIB :: ctActionDescription

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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ctActionDescription

Module: EVENT-ACTIONS-MIB

OID (symbolic): EVENT-ACTIONS-MIB::ctActionDescription

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1.1.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-write

Description: This text string allows the end-user to provide a description of the action; it must not contain anything but printable ASCII characters.

What is ctActionDescription?

This is a free-text label an admin can attach to an event action to describe its purpose. It helps admins recognize what an action does at a glance when reviewing a list of configured actions, rather than having to decode object IDs and values. An admin might set this to "Disable port 12 on link flap" so the action's intent is clear in monitoring tools.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1.1.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> EVENT-ACTIONS-MIB::ctActionDescription

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1.1.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> EVENT-ACTIONS-MIB::ctActionDescription.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1.1.1.5.1 s <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (10 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.52cabletronCabletron-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4mibsCT-PRIORITY-QUEUING
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3ctronExtnCTRON-MIB-NAMES
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4ctActionsCTRON-MIB-NAMES
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1ctActionDefnEVENT-ACTIONS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1.1ctEventActionTableEVENT-ACTIONS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1.1.1ctEventActionEntryEVENT-ACTIONS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.4.1.1.1.5ctActionDescriptionEVENT-ACTIONS-MIB