Can I identify a Cisco switch if I only have the serial number?

[Christal12345]

I have a list of serial numbers for Cisco switches. I now have to try and identify the Cisco part number for each serial number? Will this be possible?

[Richard Burts · Accepted solution]

Perhaps there is some aspect of your question that is not clear to me yet. But I would say that while it is likely to be labor intensive and tedious that it should be possible to identify the Cisco part number if you start with a list of serial numbers. The syntax of what you would need to do may differ depending on which platform you are using but on each Cisco switch there should be a command that will identify the serial number of that switch and the part number. On many switches you would find that information with show inventory and on some with show version, and on some the syntax may be something different. So you would need to login to each switch, execute the appropriate command and find the part number and the serial number.

The other option would be to perform visual inspection of each switch. Each switch should have a tag on it with the serial number so you could physically go to each switch and get its serial number and part number.

HTH

Rick

[Christal12345]

Thank you very much for the information.

I think in my case the visual inspection is my only option. I was just trying to see if there was not any other way to do it, because the client is very far away.

I have received a list of Cisco equipment (mainly switches) from one of my clients. We are going to do a buy-back on the equipment that is currently installed. My problem is that the client can only provide me with serial numbers - not Cisco part numbers. So, for me to determine what is currently installed, I will have to send a technician to go and do "stock take" 

Thank you for the quick reply. I appreciate it.

Christal.