RE: OT (to the max) easy eays of doing Cisco router inventory ?

I tend to use RANCID for config management - so a grep on the config files 
is all that is needed.

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-sg

On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Garry Cook wrote:

> I'm fairly sure that you can get most of this using SNMP, but if it is
> truly a small number of routers, why not just telnet to them and do a
> 'show version'. Either way, most of the time the Serial number reported
> will be that of the Mainboard, not the chassis. Unless someone has
> already set the 'snmp-server chassisID' variable in the config. If this
> has not been set, there is only one way that I have found to get the
> chassis serial number. Read it from the sticker on the back of the
> router. :-( If anyone knows otherwise, I'd be really interested in
> hearing a solution.
> 
> Garry W. Cook, CCNA
> Network Infrastructure Manager
> MACTEC, Inc. - http://www.mactec.com/
> 303.308.6228 (Office) - 303.881.5157 (Mobile)
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stanley Hopcroft [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:48 PM
> > To: netsaint list
> > Subject: [netsaint] OT (to the max) easy eays of doing Cisco router
> > inventory ?
> > 
> > 
> > Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
> > 
> > I am seeking a painless way of getting inventory information such as
> > 
> > . serial number
> > . DRAM size
> > . flash size
> > . model
> > 
> > from a small number of Cisco routers.
> > 
> > Is there an easy way to do it ?
> > 
> > I was hoping that there would be a magic MIB with all of these OIDs
> > defined, but that may not be the case.
> > 
> > Yours sincerely.
> > 
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