MADGECAU-MIB :: madgeCauTopBackupUsed

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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madgeCauTopBackupUsed

Module: MADGECAU-MIB

OID (symbolic): MADGECAU-MIB::madgeCauTopBackupUsed

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.494.2.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: Whether the backup ring is in use or not.

What is madgeCauTopBackupUsed?

This reports whether the backup ring is currently in use: unUsed(1) means the primary path is active, used(2) means the CAU has failed over to its backup ring. A value of used(2) is your cue to investigate why the primary ring path failed.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.494.2.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> MADGECAU-MIB::madgeCauTopBackupUsed

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.494.2.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> MADGECAU-MIB::madgeCauTopBackupUsed.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.494madgeGEN-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.494.2madgeCauMADGECAU-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.494.2.1madgeCauTopMADGECAU-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.494.2.1.8madgeCauTopBackupUsedMADGECAU-MIB