This object reports the outcome of an equipment diagnostic test as one of failed, passed, willNotRun, or notExecuted; its DESCRIPTION clause in the source MIB is empty, so this meaning is inferred from the enumeration values and the object's position alongside the paired description object. An administrator reads this to quickly see which diagnostic checks on a piece of equipment have failed and need attention. For example, tnEquipDiagStatusResult returning failed(1) for a given diagnostic entry flags that specific self-test as needing investigation before the equipment is considered healthy.