SYMMCOMMONPTP :: ptpv2AlternateGM

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ptpv2AlternateGM

Module: SYMMCOMMONPTP

OID (symbolic): SYMMCOMMONPTP::ptpv2AlternateGM

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2.1.1.17

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: EnableValue

Access: read-write

Description: PTP alternate master enable state for the specified PTP port. It can be Enable (1) or Disable (2). Default is Disable. When it is disabled, the port is always a master and does not use BMC.

What is ptpv2AlternateGM?

Turns on alternate-grandmaster (BMC participation) mode for this port (default disabled); when disabled, the port always acts as master and skips the Best Master Clock algorithm entirely.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2.1.1.17
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SYMMCOMMONPTP::ptpv2AlternateGM

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2.1.1.17.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SYMMCOMMONPTP::ptpv2AlternateGM.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2.1.1.17.1 s <value>

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> ptpv2AlternateGM.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070symmetricomSYMM-COMMON-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1symmNetworkManagementSYMM-COMMON-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2symmSnmpManagementSYMM-COMMON-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5symmCommonModelV1SYMM-COMMON-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1symmPacketServiceSYMM-COMMON-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1symmPTPv2SYMMCOMMONPTP
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2ptpv2ConfigSYMMCOMMONPTP
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2.1ptpv2CommonTableSYMMCOMMONPTP
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2.1.1ptpv2CommonEntrySYMMCOMMONPTP
1.3.6.1.4.1.9070.1.2.5.1.1.2.1.1.17ptpv2AlternateGMSYMMCOMMONPTP