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shelfCardMemoryUsageAvgMaxTable
shelf Card Memory Usage Average Max Table
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This attribute indicates the processor's maximum memory utilization (in kilobytes) for each type of memory in the specified time period, timeInterval. This value is calculated using 15 second samples.
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