RE: [nsp] Getting serial # of Cisco remotely

From: Slater, Keith (keith.slater@cweurope.net)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 06:21:42 EST


We had the same problem - getting serial numbers remotely for hardware
maintenance contracts - I've searched high and low and asked on NGs and
mailing lists for a MIB but it would seem that the best way is to use the
snmp-server chassis-id command when you first receive the router!

Keith.
Cable & Wireless Europe.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Soricelli [mailto:jms@juniper.net]
Sent: 16 January 2001 23:19
To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [nsp] Getting serial # of Cisco remotely

Like the others have said, you need some manual processes here. If you
like, you can use the snmp-server chassis-id <number> command and place the
"outer" label (white label used for RMAs) serial number here. Then you can
see it remotely either via CLI (show commands) or SNMP.

HTH,
Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: George Robbins [mailto:grr@shandakor.tharsis.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:42 AM
To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net; paulv@is.co.za
Subject: Re: [nsp] Getting serial # of Cisco remotely

Cisco has a serial number on each component, unique only for that
particular component. All IOS can tell you is what's currently
written in some little eeprom on the board, it has no way of seeing
the label on the case. 8-)

So, one is the router serial number, the other is the board serial number.

                                                George

> Hi all,
>
> I've just attempted to get the serial number of a Cisco from the inside of
> the router and compare it to the one printed on the outside:
>
> a "show version" gives me:
> Processor Board ID 05604842, with hardware revision 00000000
>
> or querying snmp OID:
> cisco.3.6.3.0 05604842
>
> another OID later in the MIB tree provides the following:
> mib.47.1.1.1.1.2.1 "2500 chassis, Hw Serial#: 90196034, Hw Revision: N"
> Lance HD64570 HD64570 Unknown
>
> All of which completely fails to coincide with: 250054124, which is what
is
> written on the serial number label...
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Paul



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