sysName

SUN-SNMP · .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5
Commands MIB view Table view

Object

scalar mandatory OctetString 
An administratively-assigned name for this
managed node.  By convention, this is the node's
fully-qualified domain name.

Context

MIB
SUN-SNMP
OID
.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5
Type
scalar
Access
readonly
Status
mandatory
Parent
system

Net-SNMP examples

How SNMP and these commands work

Scalars have one instance, identified by the .0 suffix.

Read the scalar instance
/usr/bin/snmpget -v2c -c '<community>' -Pud -Ir -OQUv -m 'SUN-SNMP' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/oracle:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'udp:<hostname>:161' 'SUN-SNMP::sysName.0'
More examples
Translate to a numeric OID
/usr/bin/snmptranslate -Pud -Ir -On -m 'SUN-SNMP' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/oracle:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'SUN-SNMP::sysName'

Syntax

OctetString

Values & Constraints

Object Constraints
range: 0-255