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Chapter 1 Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Hardware Overview
Cisco Product Identification Standard
Cisco Product Identification Standard
This section describes the Cisco products and services product identification standard. This feature
provides you with the ability to effectively integrate and manage Cisco products in your network and
business operations.
Unique Device Identifier
The Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is the Cisco product identification standard for hardware products.
A product identification standard removes barriers to enterprise automation and can help you reduce
operating expenses.
The UDI provides a consistent electronic, physical, and associated business-to-business information
product identification standard.
The UDI is a combination of five data elements.
Table 1-4
lists the UDI elements.
The combination of serial number and product ID (PID) is unique and consistent across all Cisco
products. The PID that is coded on hardware is called a base product identifier.
Additional orderable PIDs may be associated to a base PID. For instance, an orderable PID may describe
a packaging configuration for a product or a bundled group of products sold, tested, and shipped
together. Specific unique device identifier (UDI) benefits include the following:
•
Identifies:
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Individual Cisco products in your networks
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PIDs and SNs for service and replaceable products
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VIDs for product version visibility
•
Facilitates discovery of products subject to recall or upgrade
•
Enhances inventory automation of Cisco products
The Cisco product identification standard provides the following features:
•
Version visibility—Cisco continuously improves products through feature additions. Product
changes are indicated by incrementing the version ID (VID), which provides version visibility to
help you understand and manage product changes. The VID management ensures consistency of
changes from product to product.
Table 1-4
Cisco UDI Elements
UDI Data Element
Electronic
Visibility
Physical
Visibility
Description
PID
Yes
Yes
Product ID, also known as product name, model
name, product number
VID
Yes Yes
Version
ID
SN
Yes
Yes
Serial number, the unique instance of the PID (see
Figure 1-1
,
Figure 1-2
,
Figure 1-3
,
Figure 1-4
,
Figure 1-5
, and
Figure 1-6
in the next section for
location of the serial number label)
Entity Name
Yes
No
Type, such as chassis, slot, or power supply
Product Description
Yes
No
Additional product information
