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slEntPhysicalFailureDescription
Module: SL-ENTITY-MIB
OID (symbolic): SL-ENTITY-MIB::slEntPhysicalFailureDescription
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6.1.1.1.16
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: SnmpAdminString
Access: read-only
Description: Text that describes the last entity failure.
What is slEntPhysicalFailureDescription?
This value holds free text describing the most recent failure recorded against this physical entity. An admin reads this alongside slEntPhysicalStatus to get a human-readable explanation instead of decoding the raw status bitmap. For example, it might read "Power A Failure" or "HW version mismatch detected", directly explaining a status bit that was set.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6.1.1.1.16 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SL-ENTITY-MIB::slEntPhysicalFailureDescription
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6.1.1.1.16.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SL-ENTITY-MIB::slEntPhysicalFailureDescription.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (9 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515 | smartoptics | SL-NE-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1 | sitelight | SL-NE-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3 | slMain | SL-MAIN-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6 | slmEntity | SL-ENTITY-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6.1 | slEntityPhysical | SL-ENTITY-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6.1.1 | slEntPhysicalTable | SL-ENTITY-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6.1.1.1 | slEntPhysicalEntry | SL-ENTITY-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.4515.1.3.6.1.1.1.16 | slEntPhysicalFailureDescription | SL-ENTITY-MIB |