SYSLOG-MSG-MIB :: syslogMsgHostName

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syslogMsgHostName

Module: SYSLOG-MSG-MIB

OID (symbolic): SYSLOG-MSG-MIB::syslogMsgHostName

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.192.1.2.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: The hostname and the (optional) domain name of the SYSLOG message. A zero-length string indicates an unknown hostname. The SYSLOG protocol specification constrains this string to printable US-ASCII code points.

What is syslogMsgHostName?

Reports the hostname (and optional domain name) that originated this syslog message, per RFC 5424, with a zero-length string meaning unknown. Admins use this to identify which device or host actually generated the message, which matters when a syslog collector aggregates messages relayed from many different sources. A message showing syslogMsgHostName of a specific switch's name tells an admin the entry originated from that switch rather than the relaying collector itself.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.192.1.2.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SYSLOG-MSG-MIB::syslogMsgHostName

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.192.1.2.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SYSLOG-MSG-MIB::syslogMsgHostName.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.192syslogMsgMibSYSLOG-MSG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.192.1syslogMsgObjectsSYSLOG-MSG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.192.1.2syslogMsgTableSYSLOG-MSG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.192.1.2.1syslogMsgEntrySYSLOG-MSG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.192.1.2.1.6syslogMsgHostNameSYSLOG-MSG-MIB