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hpicfBackupLinkStatus
HP Integrated Communication Facility Backup Link Status
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.4.2.2.1.11
The status of this entry. This object may not be set to 'active' unless the corresponding instance of hpicfBackupLinkAddress has been set to a valid unicast address, the corresponding instances of hpicfBackupLinkPrimaryGroup, hpicfBackupLinkPrimaryPort, hpicfBackupLinkBackupGroup, and hpicfBackupLinkBackupPort have been configured to refer to two existing ports and that those ports are not used in any other active backup link configuration, and the primary port is mapped to a repeater segment which the agent is capable of transmitting through.
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