[c-nsp] Rancid & UDI (Unique Device Identifier) = inventory management?

[john heasley]

Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 05:15:01PM -0500, Mussie Gebregziabiher:
> That's good to hear; it is & has been a very useful tool

Thanks.

> >What does show inventory provide that the other commands which rancid
> >uses do not?  AFAICT, it is a sub-set.
> > 
> >
> I've never used this command {show inventory} until just now; from what
> i can see, at least on smaller routers 72xx, 26xx & 36xx series; the 
> info such as serial #
> is already included in "show ver".  If you look closely at the output of 
> "show ver"
> the serial # is same as "Processor board ID".

I think we have all of the information.  the Processor id is collected,
but may only be in the version we're trying to get ready to ship.  Unless
I've missed something, show inventory is not yet as useful as one might
hope.