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hpicfGRpSwitchEntPhysicalIndex
HP Integrated Communication Facility Generic Repeater Switch Ent Physical Index
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.4.5.1.1.3
For an internal switch, this object is the index in the entPhysicalTable for the internal switch card. For an external switch, the value of this object will be zero.
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