Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB :: mscShelfFabricCardFailureCause

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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mscShelfFabricCardFailureCause

Module: Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB

OID (symbolic): Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB::mscShelfFabricCardFailureCause

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13.5.12.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: OCTET STRING

Access: read-only

Description: This attribute indicates why the fabric card has failed. This attribute is meaningful when the OSI availabilityStatus attribute is set to failed. Possible values are: queueFull: The fabric card buffers are full. notInserted: The fabric card is not inserted. failedSelfTest: The fabric card has failed its self test. internalFailure: The fabric card has internal ASIC failure. notResponding: The fabric card is not responding. highTemperature: The fabric card is running at high temperature. powerProblem: The fabric card has a power problem. fabricStateUnknown: The fabric card is inserted, but it is in an unknown state.

Description of bits: queueFull(0) notInserted(1) failedSelfTest(2) internalFailure(3) notResponding(4) highTemperature(5) powerProblem(6) fabricStateUnknown(7)

What is mscShelfFabricCardFailureCause?

The reason this fabric card has failed, meaningful when its availabilityStatus shows failed: e.g. full buffers, not inserted, a failed self-test, internal ASIC failure, not responding, overheating, or a power problem. Points an admin directly at the likely root cause of a failed fabric card.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13.5.12.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB::mscShelfFabricCardFailureCause

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13.5.12.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> Nortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB::mscShelfFabricCardFailureCause.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (11 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.562nortelCPM-NORTEL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36msCarrierNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2mscPassportNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1mscComponentsNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-UsefulDefinitionsMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13mscShelfNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-BaseShelfMIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13.5mscShelfFabricCardNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13.5.12mscShelfFabricCardOperTableNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13.5.12.1mscShelfFabricCardOperEntryNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.562.36.2.1.13.5.12.1.1mscShelfFabricCardFailureCauseNortel-MsCarrier-MscPassport-FabricMIB