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Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

Contents

Prerequisites for Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

Information About Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

Unique Device Identifier Overview

Benefits of the Unique Device Identifier Retrieval Feature

How to Retrieve the Unique Device Identifier

Retrieving the Unique Device Identifier

Troubleshooting Tips

Configuration Examples for Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

MIBs

RFCs

Technical Assistance

Command Reference

show inventory


Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

The Unique Device Identifier Retrieval feature provides the ability to retrieve and display the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) information from any Cisco product that has electronically stored such identity information.

History for Unique Device Identifier Retrieval Feature

Release
Modification

12.3(4)T

This feature was introduced.

12.0(27)S

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.0(27)S.

12.2(25)S

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)S.

12.2(27)SBC

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(27)SBC.

12.2(18)SXE5

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)SXE5.


Software images for Cisco 12000 series Internet routers have been deferred to Cisco IOS Release 12.0(27)S1.

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Contents

•Prerequisites for Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

•Information About Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

•How to Retrieve the Unique Device Identifier

•Configuration Examples for Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

•Additional References

•Command Reference

Prerequisites for Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

In order to use UDI retrieval, the Cisco product in use must be UDI-enabled. A UDI-enabled Cisco product supports five required Entity MIB objects. The five Entity MIB v2 (RFC-2737) objects are as follows:

•entPhysicalName

•entPhysicalDescr

•entPhysicalModelName

•entPhysicalHardwareRev

•entPhysicalSerialNum

Although the show inventory command may be available, using that command on devices that are not UDI-enabled will likely produce no output.

Information About Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

Before using the UDI Retrieval feature, you should understand the following concepts:

•Unique Device Identifier Overview

•Benefits of the Unique Device Identifier Retrieval Feature

Unique Device Identifier Overview

Each identifiable product is an entity, as defined by the Entity MIB (RFC-2737) and its supporting documents. Some entities, such as a chassis, will have subentities like slots. An Ethernet switch might be a member of a superentity like a stack. Most Cisco entities that are orderable products will leave the factory with an assigned UDI. The UDI information is printed on a label that is affixed to the physical hardware device, and it is also stored electronically on the device in order to facilitate remote retrieval.

A UDI consists of the following elements:

•Product identifier (PID)

•Version identifier (VID)

•Serial number (SN)

The PID is the name by which the product can be ordered; it has been historically called the "Product Name" or "Part Number." This is the identifier that one would use to order an exact replacement part.

The VID is the version of the product. Whenever a product has been revised, the VID will be incremented. The VID is incremented according to a rigorous process derived from Telcordia GR-209-CORE, an industry guideline that governs product change notices.

The SN is the vendor-unique serialization of the product. Each manufactured product will carry a unique serial number assigned at the factory, which cannot be changed in the field. This is the means by which to identify an individual, specific instance of a product.

Benefits of the Unique Device Identifier Retrieval Feature

•Identifies individual Cisco products in your networks.

•Reduces operating expenses for asset management through simple, cross-platform, consistent identification of Cisco products.

•Identifies PIDs for replaceable products.

•Facilitates discovery of products subject to recall or revision.

•Automates Cisco product inventory (capital and asset management).

•Provides a mechanism to determine the entitlement level of a Cisco product for repair and replacement service.

How to Retrieve the Unique Device Identifier

This section contains the following task:

•Retrieving the Unique Device Identifier (required)

Retrieving the Unique Device Identifier

Perform this task to retrieve and display identification information for a Cisco product.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. show inventory [raw] [entity]

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 enable

Enters privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted. 

Router> enable

Step 2 show inventory [raw] [entity]

Enter the show inventory command to retrieve and display information about all of the Cisco products installed in the networking device that are assigned a PID, VID, and SN. If a Cisco entity is not assigned a PID, that entity is not retrieved or displayed. 

Router# show inventory


NAME: "Chassis", DESCR: "12008/GRP chassis"

PID: GSR8/40           ,  VID: V01,  SN: 63915640


NAME: "slot 0", DESCR: "GRP"

PID: GRP-B             ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB021300R5


NAME: "slot 1", DESCR: "4 port ATM OC3 multimode"

PID: 4OC3/ATM-MM-SC    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB04036GT1


NAME: "slot 3", DESCR: "4 port 0C3 POS multimode"

PID: LC-4OC3/POS-MM    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB014900GU


NAME: "slot 5", DESCR: "1 port Gigabit Ethernet"

PID: GE-GBIC-SC-B      ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB034251NX


NAME: "slot 7", DESCR: "GRP"

PID: GRP-B             ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428AN4O


NAME: "slot 16", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Clock Scheduler Card"

PID: GSR8-CSC/ALRM     ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429AUYH


NAME: "sfslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428ALOS


NAME: "sfslot 2", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429AU0M


NAME: "sfslot 3", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429ARD7


NAME: "PSslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 AC Power Supply"

PID: FWR-GSR8-AC-B     ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB041999CW

Enter the show inventory command with an entity argument value to display the UDI information for a specific type of Cisco entity installed in the networking device. In this example, a list of Cisco entities that match the sfslot argument string is displayed. 

Router# show inventory sfslot


NAME: "sfslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428ALOS


NAME: "sfslot 2", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429AU0M


NAME: "sfslot 3", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429ARD7

You can request even more specific UDI information using the show inventory command with an entity argument value that is enclosed in quotation marks. In this example, only the details for the entity that exactly matches the sfslot 1 argument string are displayed. 

Router# show inventory "sfslot 1"


NAME: "sfslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428ALOS

For diagnostic purposes, the show inventory command can be used with the raw keyword to display every RFC 2737 entity including those without a PID, UDI, or other physical identification.

Note The raw keyword option is primarily intended for troubleshooting problems with the show inventory command itself. 

Router# show inventory raw


NAME: "Chassis", DESCR: "12008/GRP chassis"

PID:                   ,  VID: V01,  SN: 63915640


NAME: "slot 0", DESCR: "GRP"

PID:                   ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB021300R5


NAME: "slot 1", DESCR: "4 port ATM OC3 multimode"

PID: 4OC3/ATM-MM-SC    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB04036GT1


NAME: "slot 3", DESCR: "4 port 0C3 POS multimode"

PID: LC-4OC3/POS-MM    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB014900GU

Enter the show inventory command with the raw keyword and an entity argument value to display the UDI information for the Cisco entities that are installed in the networking device and that match the argument string, even if they do not contain an assigned PID. 

Router# show inventory raw slot


NAME: "slot 0", DESCR: "GRP"

PID:                  ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB021300R5


NAME: "slot 1", DESCR: "4 port ATM OC3 multimode"

PID: 4OC3/ATM-MM-SC    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB04036GT1


NAME: "slot 3", DESCR: "4 port 0C3 POS multimode"

PID: LC-4OC3/POS-MM    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB014900GU

Troubleshooting Tips

If any of the Cisco products do not have an assigned PID, the output may display incorrect PIDs and the VID and SN elements may be missing, as in the following example. 

NAME: "Four Port High-Speed Serial", DESCR: "Four Port High-Speed Serial"

PID: Four Port High-Speed Serial, VID: 1.1, SN: 17202570   


NAME: "Serial1/0", DESCR: "M4T"

PID: M4T               , VID:    , SN:

In the sample output, the PID is exactly the same as the product description. The UDI is designed for use with new Cisco products that have a PID assigned. UDI information on older Cisco products is not always reliable.

Configuration Examples for Unique Device Identifier Retrieval

There are no configuration examples for the UDI Retrieval feature. For sample display output from the show inventory command, see the "Retrieving the Unique Device Identifier" section.

Additional References

This section provides references related to the UDI Retrieval feature.

Related Documents

Related Topic
Document Title

Information about managing configuration files

•Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release  12.0

•Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 12.2

•Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals and Network Management Configuration Guide, Release 12.3

Commands for showing interface statistics

•Cisco IOS Interface Command Reference, Release 12.0

•Cisco IOS Interface Command Reference, Release 12.2

•Cisco IOS Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference, Release 12.3T


Standards

Standards
Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.

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MIBs

MIBs
MIBs Link

CISCO-ENTITY-ASSET-MIB

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs


RFCs

RFCs
Title

RFC 2737

Entity MIB (Version 2)


Technical Assistance

Description
Link

The Cisco Technical Support website contains thousands of pages of searchable technical content, including links to products, technologies, solutions, technical tips, and tools. Registered Cisco.com users can log in from this page to access even more content.

http://www.cisco.com/techsupport


Command Reference

This section documents one modified command only.

•show inventory

show inventory

To display the product inventory listing of all Cisco products installed in the networking device, use the show inventory command in user EXEC or privileged EXEC mode.

show inventory [raw] [entity]

Syntax Description

raw

(Optional) Retrieves information about all of the Cisco products—referred to as entities—installed in the Cisco networking device, even if the entities do not have a product ID (PID) value, a unique device identifier (UDI), or other physical identification.

entity

(Optional) Name of a Cisco entity (for example, chassis, backplane, module, or slot). A quoted string may be used to display very specific UDI information; for example "sfslot 1" will display the UDI information for slot 1 of an entity named sfslot.


Command Modes

User EXEC
Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(4)T

This command was introduced.

12.0(27)S

This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.0(27)S.

12.2(25)S

This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)S.

12.2(27)SBC

This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(27)SBC.

12.2(18)SXE5

This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)SXE5.


Usage Guidelines

The show inventory command retrieves and displays inventory information about each Cisco product in the form of a UDI. The UDI is a combination of three separate data elements: a product identifier (PID), a version identifier (VID), and the serial number (SN).

The PID is the name by which the product can be ordered; it has been historically called the "Product Name" or "Part Number." This is the identifier that one would use to order an exact replacement part.

The VID is the version of the product. Whenever a product has been revised, the VID will be incremented. The VID is incremented according to a rigorous process derived from Telcordia GR-209-CORE, an industry guideline that governs product change notices.

The SN is the vendor-unique serialization of the product. Each manufactured product will carry a unique serial number assigned at the factory, which cannot be changed in the field. This is the means by which to identify an individual, specific instance of a product.

The UDI refers to each product as an entity. Some entities, such as a chassis, will have subentities like slots. Each entity will display on a separate line in a logically ordered presentation that is arranged hierarchically by Cisco entities.

Use the show inventory command without options to display a list of Cisco entities installed in the networking device that are assigned a PID.

Examples

The following is sample output from the show inventory command without any keywords or arguments. This sample output displays a list of Cisco entities installed in a router that are assigned a PID. 

Router# show inventory


NAME: "Chassis", DESCR: "12008/GRP chassis"

PID: GSR8/40           ,  VID: V01,  SN: 63915640


NAME: "slot 0", DESCR: "GRP"

PID: GRP-B             ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB021300R5


NAME: "slot 1", DESCR: "4 port ATM OC3 multimode"

PID: 4OC3/ATM-MM-SC    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB04036GT1


NAME: "slot 3", DESCR: "4 port 0C3 POS multimode"

PID: LC-4OC3/POS-MM    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB014900GU


NAME: "slot 5", DESCR: "1 port Gigabit Ethernet"

PID: GE-GBIC-SC-B      ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB034251NX


NAME: "slot 7", DESCR: "GRP"

PID: GRP-B             ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428AN4O


NAME: "slot 16", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Clock Scheduler Card"

PID: GSR8-CSC/ALRM     ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429AUYH


NAME: "sfslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428ALOS


NAME: "sfslot 2", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429AU0M


NAME: "sfslot 3", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429ARD7


NAME: "PSslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 AC Power Supply"

PID: FWR-GSR8-AC-B     ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB041999CW

Table 1 describes the fields shown in the display.

Table 1 show inventory Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

NAME

Physical name (text string) assigned to the Cisco entity. For example, console or a simple component number (port or module number), such as "1," depending on the physical component naming syntax of the device.

DESCR

Physical description of the Cisco entity that characterizes the object. The physical description includes the hardware serial number and the hardware revision.

PID

Entity product identifier. Equivalent to the entPhysicalModelName MIB variable in RFC 2737.

VID

Entity version identifier. Equivalent to the entPhysicalHardwareRev MIB variable in RFC 2737.

SN

Entity serial number. Equivalent to the entPhysicalSerialNum MIB variable in RFC 2737.


For diagnostic purposes, the show inventory command can be used with the raw keyword to display every RFC 2737 entity including those without a PID, UDI, or other physical identification.

Note The raw keyword option is primarily intended for troubleshooting problems with the show inventory command itself. 

Router# show inventory raw


NAME: "Chassis", DESCR: "12008/GRP chassis"

PID:                   ,  VID: V01,  SN: 63915640


NAME: "slot 0", DESCR: "GRP"

PID:                   ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB021300R5


NAME: "slot 1", DESCR: "4 port ATM OC3 multimode"

PID: 4OC3/ATM-MM-SC    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB04036GT1


NAME: "slot 3", DESCR: "4 port 0C3 POS multimode"

PID: LC-4OC3/POS-MM    ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB014900GU

Enter the show inventory command with an entity argument value to display the UDI information for a specific type of Cisco entity installed in the networking device. In this example, a list of Cisco entities that match the sfslot argument string is displayed. 

Router# show inventory sfslot


NAME: "sfslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428ALOS


NAME: "sfslot 2", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429AU0M


NAME: "sfslot 3", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0429ARD7

You can request even more specific UDI information using the show inventory command with an entity argument value that is enclosed in quotation marks. In this example, only the details for the entity that exactly matches the sfslot 1 argument string are displayed. 

Router# show inventory "sfslot 1"


NAME: "sfslot 1", DESCR: "GSR 12008 Switch Fabric Card"

PID: GSR8-SFC          ,  VID: V01,  SN: CAB0428ALOS

Related Commands

Command
Description

show diag

Displays diagnostic information about the controller, interface processor, and port adapters for a networking device.

show tech-support

Displays general information about the router when it reports a problem.


Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses. Any examples, command display output, and figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP addresses in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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