Examples
The following is sample output from the show inventory command:
Device#show inventory
9500-32QC-SVL#show inv
NAME: "Switch 1 Chassis", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Chassis"
PID: C9500-32QC , VID: V00 , SN: CAT2144L10V
NAME: "Switch 1 Power Supply Module 0", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 650W AC Power Supply"
PID: C9K-PWR-650WAC-R , VID: V00 , SN: ART2148F53T
NAME: "Switch 1 Power Supply Module 1", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 650W AC Power Supply"
PID: C9K-PWR-650WAC-R , VID: V01 , SN: ART2151FC04
NAME: "Switch 1 Fan Tray 0", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Fan Tray"
PID: C9K-T1-FANTRAY , VID: , SN:
NAME: "Switch 1 Fan Tray 1", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Fan Tray"
PID: C9K-T1-FANTRAY , VID: , SN:
NAME: "Switch 1 Slot 1 Supervisor", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Router"
PID: C9500-32QC , VID: V00 , SN: CAT2144L10V
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/2", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC2144034J-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/4", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE SR4"
PID: QSFP-40G-SR4 , VID: 03 , SN: AVP1824S0YQ
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/5", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIW211101UL-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/8", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIW211101N6-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/10", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: A , SN: DTS2045A271-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/11", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K013-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/15", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIS1922011T-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/16-qsa", DESCR: "CVR 10GE SFP "
PID: CVR-QSFP-SFP10G , VID: V01 , SN: DTY204604UN
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/16", DESCR: "10GE CU3M"
PID: SFP-H10GB-CU3M , VID: R , SN: TED1739B9HY
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/18", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K10U-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/19", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2030K4U6-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/22", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU5M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU5M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC203508YN-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/24", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K13Y-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/25", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF20412069-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/28", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC214402J7-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/30", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K13Z-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/32", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: 01 , SN: LCC1922G2E8-A
NAME: "HundredGigE1/0/33", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF20412159-A
NAME: "HundredGigE1/0/47", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF21010360-B
NAME: "HundredGigE1/0/48", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU1M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU1M , VID: A , SN: APF21450009-A
NAME: "Switch 2 Chassis", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Chassis"
PID: C9500-32QC , VID: V00 , SN: CAT2144L10L
NAME: "Switch 2 Power Supply Module 0", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 650W AC Power Supply"
PID: C9K-PWR-650WAC-R , VID: V00 , SN: ART2141FAZ4
NAME: "Switch 2 Fan Tray 4", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Fan Tray"
PID: C9K-T1-FANTRAY , VID: , SN:
NAME: "Switch 2 Fan Tray 5", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Fan Tray"
PID: C9K-T1-FANTRAY , VID: , SN:
NAME: "Switch 2 Slot 1 Supervisor", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Router"
PID: C9500-32QC , VID: V00 , SN: CAT2144L10L
NAME: "SATA disk", DESCR: "disk0 Drive"
PID: C9K-F1-SSD-240G , VID: V00 , SN: CAT2144L1J0
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/4", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE SR4"
PID: QSFP-40G-SR4 , VID: 03 , SN: AVP1824S0YS
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/6", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K0ZN-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/7", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K0ZN-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/8", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2030K4U6-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/9", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC2144034J-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/10", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC10M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC10M , VID: A , SN: DTS2101A050-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/11", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU5M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU5M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC203508R1-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/13", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K13Y-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/14", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU2M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU2M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC2039000Z-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/15", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: A , SN: DTS2045A271-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/17", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIW211101N6-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/18", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K013-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/19", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIW211101UL-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/20", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIS1922011T-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/21-qsa", DESCR: "CVR 10GE SFP "
PID: CVR-QSFP-SFP10G , VID: V01 , SN: DTY20460528
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/21", DESCR: "10GE CU3M"
PID: SFP-H10GB-CU3M , VID: B2 , SN: LRM204581VA
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/28", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC214402J7-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/30", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K13Z-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet2/0/32", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: 01 , SN: LCC1922G2E8-B
NAME: "HundredGigE2/0/33", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF21010653-B
NAME: "HundredGigE2/0/47", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF21010360-A
NAME: "HundredGigE2/0/48", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU1M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU1M , VID: A , SN: APF21450009-B
Table 3. show inventory Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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NAME
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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.
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DESCR
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Physical description of the Cisco entity that characterizes the object. The physical description includes the hardware serial
number and the hardware revision.
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PID
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Entity product identifier. Equivalent to the entPhysicalModelName MIB variable in RFC 2737.
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VID
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Entity version identifier. Equivalent to the entPhysicalHardwareRev MIB variable in RFC 2737.
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SN
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Entity serial number. Equivalent to the entPhysicalSerialNum MIB variable in RFC 2737.
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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
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The raw keyword option is primarily intended for troubleshooting problems with the show
inventory command itself.
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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.
Device#show inventory "Switch 1 Chassis"
NAME: "Switch 1 Chassis", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Chassis"
PID: C9500-32QC , VID: V00 , SN: CAT2144L10V
NAME: "Switch 1 Power Supply Module 0", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 650W AC Power Supply"
PID: C9K-PWR-650WAC-R , VID: V00 , SN: ART2148F53T
NAME: "Switch 1 Power Supply Module 1", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 650W AC Power Supply"
PID: C9K-PWR-650WAC-R , VID: V01 , SN: ART2151FC04
NAME: "Switch 1 Fan Tray 0", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Fan Tray"
PID: C9K-T1-FANTRAY , VID: , SN:
NAME: "Switch 1 Fan Tray 1", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Fan Tray"
PID: C9K-T1-FANTRAY , VID: , SN:
NAME: "Switch 1 Slot 1 Supervisor", DESCR: "Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Router"
PID: C9500-32QC , VID: V00 , SN: CAT2144L10V
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/2", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC2144034J-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/4", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE SR4"
PID: QSFP-40G-SR4 , VID: 03 , SN: AVP1824S0YQ
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/5", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIW211101UL-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/8", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIW211101N6-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/10", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: A , SN: DTS2045A271-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/11", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K013-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/15", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE AOC3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-AOC3M , VID: D , SN: FIS1922011T-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/16-qsa", DESCR: "CVR 10GE SFP "
PID: CVR-QSFP-SFP10G , VID: V01 , SN: DTY204604UN
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/16", DESCR: "10GE CU3M"
PID: SFP-H10GB-CU3M , VID: R , SN: TED1739B9HY
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/18", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K10U-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/19", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2030K4U6-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/22", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU5M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU5M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC203508YN-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/24", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K13Y-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/25", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF20412069-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/28", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: A0 , SN: JPC214402J7-A
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/30", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: D , SN: TED2047K13Z-B
NAME: "FortyGigabitEthernet1/0/32", DESCR: "QSFP 40GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-H40G-CU3M , VID: 01 , SN: LCC1922G2E8-A
NAME: "HundredGigE1/0/33", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF20412159-A
NAME: "HundredGigE1/0/47", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU3M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU3M , VID: A , SN: APF21010360-B
NAME: "HundredGigE1/0/48", DESCR: "QSFP 100GE CU1M"
PID: QSFP-100G-CU1M , VID: A , SN: APF21450009-A
You can request even more specific UDI information with the entity argument value enclosed in quotation marks.