xcmHrDevAlertDescription 1.3.6.1.4.1.253.8.53.17.2.1.7

Human-readable alert description for the device alert which is recorded in this conceptual row in the 'xcmHrDevAlertTable'. Usage: This is a human-readable string, not intended for machine parsing. Management stations SHOULD obtain the alert-specific fault code and severity level from the 'xcmHrDevAlertCodeString' and 'xcmHrDevAlertSeverityLevel' and the current status from 'hrDeviceStatus' objects rather than trying to interpret this string. Implementators are strongly encouraged to include in this description: - a description of the problem, - a description of the corrective action or a statement that no corrective action is required, - a description of the impact on device operations. Implementors SHOULD NOT include in this description a statement of the current operating state of the device, since the device state may be changed by some other event unrelated to this alert, making any such statement invalid. A statement such as 'Device operation may continue' or 'This problem must be corrected before the device can resume operation' is acceptable. Usage: Conforming implementations SHALL provide BOTH detailed 'xcmHrDevAlertDescription' AND terse 'xcmHrDevAlertTitle' descriptions for each critical alert and for each alert which requires human intervention. Implementations MAY provide the same text for both strings. Usage: Implementations SHALL provide localized translations of this string via the 'xcmGenMessageTextTable.' Usage: For devices of type 'hrDevicePrinter', this SHOULD be the same description provided in 'prtAlertDescription' in the IETF Printer MIB alert table. Implementations MAY choose to make these descriptions different in order to differentiate between IETF-only and XCMI-aware management applications.