POLICY-MIB :: ipPolicyRuleErrMsg

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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ipPolicyRuleErrMsg

Module: POLICY-MIB

OID (symbolic): POLICY-MIB::ipPolicyRuleErrMsg

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.36.2.1.18

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: Free text describing the reason why the rule is not Applicable. When rule is Applicable returns NULL string. The values returned for this MIB are not affected by the list status (active/inactive)

What is ipPolicyRuleErrMsg?

This holds a text error message, up to 80 characters, describing why this specific policy rule failed validation. An admin checks this to find the exact problem with one rule when the parent policy list overall is reported invalid.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.36.2.1.18
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> POLICY-MIB::ipPolicyRuleErrMsg

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.36.2.1.18.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> POLICY-MIB::ipPolicyRuleErrMsg.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.81lannetGEN-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.36ipPolicyMgmtPOLICY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.36.2ipPolicyRuleTablePOLICY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.36.2.1ipPolicyRuleEntryPOLICY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.36.2.1.18ipPolicyRuleErrMsgPOLICY-MIB