---
oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.118.1.2.2.1.11"
short-description: "alarmActiveDescription OBJECT-TYPE"
last-modified: "2020-04-15"
parent-oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.118.1.2.2.1"
---

## OID: `1.3.6.1.2.1.118.1.2.2.1.11`

```asn1
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) alarmMIB(118) alarmObjects(1) alarmActive(2) alarmActiveTable(2) alarmActiveEntry(1) alarmActiveDescription(11)}
```

### Description

```asn1
alarmActiveDescription OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This object provides a textual description of the
active alarm. This text is generated dynamically by the
notification generator to provide useful information
to the human operator. This information SHOULD
provide information allowing the operator to locate
the resource for which this alarm is being generated.
This information is not intended for consumption by
automated tools."
```

**Classification:** MIB object for network management

### Supplementary information

Automatically extracted from IETF [RFC 3877](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3877.html).

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