IMMALERT-MIB :: altMsgText

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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altMsgText

Module: IMMALERT-MIB

OID (symbolic): IMMALERT-MIB::altMsgText

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.158.5.1.9

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: Alert Message Text

What is altMsgText?

Carries the human-readable message text describing this hardware alert. An admin reads this field directly to understand what condition triggered the trap without needing to decode the message ID.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.158.5.1.9
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IMMALERT-MIB::altMsgText

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.158.5.1.9.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IMMALERT-MIB::altMsgText.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> altMsgText.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.2ibmATM-ADAPTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6ibmProdATM-ADAPTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.158supportProcessorBLADESPPALT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.158.5immalertMIBIMMALERT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.158.5.1immtrapgIMMALERT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.158.5.1.9altMsgTextIMMALERT-MIB