XSWITCH-MIB :: scGenPortBackbone

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 02, 2026

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scGenPortBackbone

Module: XSWITCH-MIB

OID (symbolic): XSWITCH-MIB::scGenPortBackbone

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1.4.1.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: The type of the Xswitch port. 'on' indicates that the port was discovered by VIDP as backbone port.

What is scGenPortBackbone?

Reports whether VIDP (the switch's topology discovery protocol) has automatically identified this port as a backbone (inter-switch) port: on(1) if so, off(2) (the default) otherwise.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1.4.1.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> XSWITCH-MIB::scGenPortBackbone

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1.4.1.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> XSWITCH-MIB::scGenPortBackbone.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
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81lannetGEN-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28switchChipXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1scGenXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1.4scGenPortXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1.4.1scGenPortTableXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1.4.1.1scGenPortEntryXSWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.81.28.1.4.1.1.6scGenPortBackboneXSWITCH-MIB