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The Cisco Digital Subscriber Line Manager (CDM) provides inventory details for the Cisco DSLAM chassis and each card within the chassis. You can retrieve inventory information within the Map Viewer (Viewer) application by right-clicking either the chassis object or any card (an NI-2 management card or a DMT line card).
This chapter describes how to view the following inventory information:
The Chassis Inventory window allows you to view inventory information for a selected chassis. The Chassis Inventory window has two tabs: General and Asset Tracking. The General tab provides general details about the specific chassis, and the Asset Tracking tab provides various identification numbers relevant to the specific chassis.
To view the Chassis Inventory window:
The Chassis Inventory window appears (Figure 10-1).

Step 2 Select a chassis from the list box at left (the first chassis object is selected by default.)
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Note The General and Asset Tracking tabs are read-only. |
The General tab contains five areas:
Chassis Details
The Chassis Details area of the General tab displays the following details:
Chassis ID---Displays the ID of the selected chassis.
Number of Slots---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
Backplane Type---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
Type---Displays the chassis type.
Environmental Monitor Type---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
System Details
The System Details area of the General tab displays the following details:
Host Name---Displays the host name for the selected chassis.
Boot Image Host---Displays the IP address of the host, which supplies the software currently running.
Description---Displays the system's hardware type, software operating system, and networking software of the selected chassis.
ROM ID---Displays the system boot trap description and version identifier.
Domain Name---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
Services---Displays the set of services potentially offered by the selected chassis.
Version Details
The Version Details area of the General tab provides the versions of the different components in the chassis, as follows:
IOS---Displays the version of the Cisco IOS commands in the selected chassis.
Software---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
Hardware---Displays the version of the selected chassis.
Firmware---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
PCMCIA Slot Details
The PCMCIA Details area is not applicable for CDM.
Power Supply Details
The Power Supply Details area is not applicable for CDM.
The Asset Tracking tab (Figure 10-2) contains one area, Asset Tracking.
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Note The Asset Tracking tab is not applicable for CDM. |

The Asset Tracking area of the Asset Tracking tab displays the following details:
Assembly Version---Displays the number assigned by the manufacturer which uniquely identifies the component.
Assembly Number---Displays the manufacturing assembly number, which is the hardware identification.
Software ID---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
Firmware ID---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
Common Language Equipment ID---(Field not applicable for CDM.)
Orderable Part Number---Represents the number used to re-order this component (part number).
Original Equipment Manufacturer---Displays the original equipment manufacturer of the chassis.
The Module Inventory window displays two tabs: General and Asset Tracking. The General tab provides general details about the specific card, and the Asset Tracking tab provides various identification numbers relevant to the specific card.
To view the Module Inventory window:
The Module Inventory window appears (Figure 10-3).

Step 2 From the list boxes at left, select the relevant chassis and card. The status information for the selected card appears at right.
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Note The General and Asset Tracking tabs are read-only. |
The General tab contains four areas:
Module Details
The Module Details area of the General tab displays the following details for the selected card:
Type---Displays the type of selected card.
Description---Displays a description of the selected card.
Serial Number---Displays the serial number for the selected card.
System Details
The System Details area of the General tab displays the following details for the selected card:
Host Name---Displays the host name for the selected card.
Boot Image Host---Displays the IP address of the host, which supplies the software currently running.
Description---Displays the system's hardware type, software operating system, and networking software of the selected card.
ROM ID---Displays the system boot trap description and version identifier.
Domain Name---Displays the domain portion of the domain name for the host. (Field not applicable for CDM.)
Services---Displays the services available for the selected card.
Version Details
The Version Details area of the General tab displays the following details:
IOS---Displays the version of the Cisco IOS commands in the selected card.
Software---Displays the software version installed in the card. No information appears if data is not available.
Hardware---Displays the version of the selected card.
Firmware---Displays the revision of firmware installed on the card.
Slot & Ports
The Slot & Ports area of the General tab displays the following details:
Slot Number---Displays the current slot number location of the selected card within the chassis.
Max. Supported Ports---Displays the maximum number of ports supported by the selected card.
Sub Slot Number---Displays the sub slot number of the selected card. (Field not applicable for CDM.)
Number of Working Ports---Displays the number of currently operational ports on the selected card. (Field not applicable for CDM.)
The Asset Tracking tab contains one area, Asset Tracking (Figure 10-4).

The Asset Tracking area of the Asset Tracking tab displays the following details:
Assembly Version---Displays the number assigned by the manufacturer, which uniquely identifies the component.
Assembly Number---Displays the manufacturing assembly number, which is the hardware identification.
Software ID---Displays the software installed on this card. The value to be entered must be a string.
Firmware ID---Displays the revision of firmware installed on this card.
Common Language Equipment ID---Represents the CLEI (Common Language Equipment Identifier) code for the card.
Orderable Part Number---Represents the number used to re-order this component (part number).
Original Equipment Manufacturer---Displays the original equipment manufacturer of the card.
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Posted: Sat Jul 29 07:01:43 PDT 2000
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