SNMP: ifDescr and ifAlias

[jbaird]

Hi,

On all switches/routers that I have worked with, I see ifDescr used to describe the interface "number" (eg, ether1, Gi0/1, etc) and ifAlias used to describe the interface description (eg, "Backhaul to XYZ"). The Netonix SNMP implementation seems to combine the two:

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IF-MIB::ifDescr.4 = STRING: Port 4 - BH To SiteA


There doesn't seem to be anything populated in the ifAlias table on the Netonix switches. This is not a huge problem for us operationally, but for standard's sake, would it be an issue or a lot of work to do things the way that other vendors do it?

Thanks

[jbaird]

Eric,

Do you have any thoughts on this?

Thanks,

Josh

[Eric Stern]

Easy enough to do, I'll add it to the list of requested features.

[jbaird]

Thank you!