Identification of the serial number of Cisco IOS devices

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Identification of the serial number of Cisco IOS devices

Environment

All NCM versions

Resolution

NCM identifies serial number of cisco device with the following details.

If communication method is SNMP, results will be based on the following OID:
.1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.11.X: <serial number>


If communication method is Telnet/SSH:
In "show version" command output - entry for "Processor board ID" is considered serial number.

 

Additional Information

"Pull System Properties" operation collects the Serial Number of the device.
As per Cisco IOS driver code - If SNMP Credentials are set at device end during discovery/ available in "Device Properties -> Communication", SNMP is given precedence for "Pull SystemProperties" even if the Mechanism set is "SSH".