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“How do I find a Cisco serial number remotely through the command line?”
This is one of those frequently asked questions that I see over and over. So, here’s the quick and dirty answer:
You can find Cisco serial numbers from the IOS command line by using the show inventory command.
This is good news for all the folks out there that have needed to collect this information remotely for service contracts, TAC cases, etc. Unfortunately, according to the documentation, the show inventory command was introduced in IOS version 12.3(4)T. I can tell you personally, though, that I’ve run this command on some versions of IOS 12.2. I suppose your mileage may vary.
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‘show version’ works for Pix’s
Thank you. This was very handy
Superb,Very nice
hey, if we collect information of serial numbers using SHOW INVENTORY, SHOW DIAG AND SHOW VERSION but Cisco does not verify this information of serial numbers so what is the next to collect exact information to collect serial number regarding SLA with cisco
kindly reply
Thanks in advance
Good question, Rizwan.
If the above methods do not give you a usable serial number, I think your final recourse is to physically inspect the machine for serial numbers.
Good luck!