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vrIpMcastCacheStatsEntriesFree
Virtual Router Ip Mcast Cache Stats Entries Free
This attribute is indicative of the number of free Ip cache table entries. A consistently high value for this attribute indicates that there is a resource surplus of the memory requirements for cache table. This surplus could be utilized elsewhere if needed by adjusting the cacheTableMaxEntries under the Ip component.
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