WWP-ESM-MIB :: alertProbableCauseDescription

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 02, 2026

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alertProbableCauseDescription

Module: WWP-ESM-MIB

OID (symbolic): WWP-ESM-MIB::alertProbableCauseDescription

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1.3.8.3.17

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: Default value indicates probable cause of notification received from device.Possible values: as defined in IANAItuProbableCause (IANA-ITU-ALARM-TC-MIB) Content may vary specific to customer deployments and as defined by trap customizer feature of ESM.

What is alertProbableCauseDescription?

This OID, carried in an alertCustomNBINotification, defaults to the probable cause of the notification as defined in the IANA-ITU-ALARM-TC-MIB probable-cause enumeration, and its content can vary per deployment via ESM's trap customizer feature. An admin reads this field to get a standardized description of what likely caused the underlying alarm.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1.3.8.3.17
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> WWP-ESM-MIB::alertProbableCauseDescription

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1.3.8.3.17.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> WWP-ESM-MIB::alertProbableCauseDescription.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141wwpWWP-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2wwpModulesWWP-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62wwpModulesEsmWWP-ESM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1wwpESMWWP-ESM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1.3wwpESMFaultMibWWP-ESM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1.3.8alertNotificationMibWWP-ESM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1.3.8.3alertNotiVarbindsWWP-ESM-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.62.1.3.8.3.17alertProbableCauseDescriptionWWP-ESM-MIB