sysName

OID (symbolic): SNMPv2-MIB::sysName

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-write

Description: An administratively-assigned name for this managed node. By convention, this is the node's fully-qualified domain name. If the name is unknown, the value is the zero-length string.

What is sysName?

This is a text string (up to 255 characters) containing the device's hostname or fully-qualified domain name; operators can configure it. Network engineers rely on this to match SNMP data to device records in their inventory or naming system. For example, you might see 'switch-core-01.example.com' or 'router-dc1-edge-02'.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNMPv2-MIB::sysName

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.1 s <value>

Example output:

SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: dashboard

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 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
1.3.6.1.2	mgmt	AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1	mib_2	AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.1	system	AIMOS

Numeric OID	Name	Module
1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5	sysName	SNMPv2-MIB

SNMPv2-MIB :: sysName

sysName

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