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fw-rom-datecode
fw-rom-datecode
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.9.4.2.1.1.3.5
Identifies the base system firmware date code. The date code will be encoded in the yyyymmdd format. There may be several versions of the base system firmware. The date code associated with the version of the base system firmware that is being used is reported. There may be other date code objects for other specific modules such as fonts, localization modules, etc.; these other datecode objects are device specific.
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