SNMPv2-MIB :: sysORDescr

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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sysORDescr

Module: SNMPv2-MIB

OID (symbolic): SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.9.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: A textual description of the capabilities identified by the corresponding instance of sysORID.

What is sysORDescr?

This is a text string describing what the corresponding sysORID capability means in human terms. Network engineers read this description to understand what MIB or feature the device supports without needing to look up the OID number. For example, the description might be 'CISCO-ENTITY-REDUNDANCY-MIB' to indicate the device supports redundancy reporting.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.9.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.9.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.1

Example output:

SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.1 = STRING: The SNMP Management Architecture MIB.
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.2 = STRING: The MIB for Message Processing and Dispatching.
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.3 = STRING: The management information definitions for the SNMP User-based Security Model.
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.4 = STRING: The MIB module for SNMPv2 entities
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.5 = STRING: View-based Access Control Model for SNMP.
...

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> sysORDescr.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
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.1systemAIMOS
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.1.9sysORTableSNMPv2-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.1.9.1sysOREntrySNMPv2-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.1.9.1.3sysORDescrSNMPv2-MIB