EXTREME-POS-MIB :: extremeApsProtectPortHelloProtFails

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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extremeApsProtectPortHelloProtFails

Module: EXTREME-POS-MIB

OID (symbolic): EXTREME-POS-MIB::extremeApsProtectPortHelloProtFails

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1.2.2.1.12

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: The number of APS out-of-band peer protocol failures recorded. This situation causes the protection-line router to initiate a line switch.

What is extremeApsProtectPortHelloProtFails?

A count of APS out-of-band peer protocol failures recorded on this port; per the DESCRIPTION, this condition causes the protection-line router to initiate a line switch. A climbing count here explains why extremeApsProtectPortSwitchInitByProtect might also be rising, since a hello-protocol failure is one of its direct causes.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1.2.2.1.12
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> EXTREME-POS-MIB::extremeApsProtectPortHelloProtFails

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1.2.2.1.12.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> EXTREME-POS-MIB::extremeApsProtectPortHelloProtFails.1

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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
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916extremenetworksEXTREME-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1extremeAgentEXTREME-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20extremePOSMibEXTREME-BASE-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1extremeApsEXTREME-POS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1.2extremeApsStatusEXTREME-POS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1.2.2extremeApsProtectPortTableEXTREME-POS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1.2.2.1extremeApsProtectPortEntryEXTREME-POS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.1916.1.20.1.2.2.1.12extremeApsProtectPortHelloProtFailsEXTREME-POS-MIB