HP-SN-BGP4-GROUP-MIB :: snBgp4ExternalDistance

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snBgp4ExternalDistance

Module: HP-SN-BGP4-GROUP-MIB

OID (symbolic): HP-SN-BGP4-GROUP-MIB::snBgp4ExternalDistance

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2.11.1.31

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-write

Description: Administrative distance for BGP external routes.

What is snBgp4ExternalDistance?

Sets the administrative distance (route trustworthiness ranking, lower is preferred) applied to routes learned via external BGP (eBGP), defaulting to 20. An admin would raise this to make an alternate protocol like OSPF win a routing decision over eBGP-learned routes for the same destination.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2.11.1.31
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> HP-SN-BGP4-GROUP-MIB::snBgp4ExternalDistance

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2.11.1.31.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> HP-SN-BGP4-GROUP-MIB::snBgp4ExternalDistance.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2.11.1.31.1 i <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (14 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.11hpCLJ8500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2nmCLJ8500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3hpsystemCLJ8500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7netElementHP-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11hpEtherSwitchHP-BASE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12hpSwitchCoreHP-SN-ROOT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2routerHP-SN-ROOT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2.11snBgp4HP-SN-ROOT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2.11.1snBgp4GenHP-SN-BGP4-GROUP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.7.11.12.2.11.1.31snBgp4ExternalDistanceHP-SN-BGP4-GROUP-MIB