Cisco - Router/Switch - View System Hardware and Software Status

In Cisco router or switch, "show version" command will display system hardware and software status. The output will also contain hostname and device uptime. It's a command command across most of the Cisco devices including ASA.

Syntax:

show version

Example:

!! Cisco Router !!

Cisco-Router-01#show version brief
Wed Apr 08 12:12:53.103 EST

Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 4.2.3[Default]
Copyright (c) 2013 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 0.70(c) 1994-2012 by Cisco Systems,  Inc.

Cisco-Router-01 uptime is 2 years, 15 weeks, 11 hours, 40 minutes
System image file is "disk0:xxxx.yyy.zdsfasf./000xxdf/asdfds.vm"

cisco ASR9K Series (Intel 686 F6M14S4) processor with 6291456K bytes of memory.
Intel 686 F6M14S4 processor at 2127MHz, Revision 2.174
ASR 9010 AC Chassis with PEM Version 2

4 Management Ethernet
32 TenGigE
32 DWDM controller(s)
32 WANPHY controller(s)
40 GigabitEthernet
503k bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
6111M bytes of hard disk.
12510192k bytes of disk0: (Sector size 512 bytes).
12510192k bytes of disk1: (Sector size 512 bytes).
Cisco-Router-01#

!! Cisco Switch !!

Cisco-Switch-01#show  version
Cisco IOS Software, C3750E Software (C3750E-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 12.2(55)SE5, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2012 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 09-Feb-12 18:14 by prod_rel_team
Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x02800000

ROM: Bootstrap program is C3750E boot loader
BOOTLDR: C3750E Boot Loader (C3750X-HBOOT-M) Version 12.2(58r)SE1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Cisco-Switch-01 uptime is 2 years, 1 day, 51 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System restarted at 12:38:20 EST Tue Sep 30 2014
System image file is "flash:/c3750e-universalk9-mz.122-55.SE5/c3750e-universalk9-mz.122-55.SE5.bin"


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License Level: ipbase
License Type: Permanent
Next reload license Level: ipbase

cisco WS-C3750X-24 (PowerPC405) processor (revision A0) with 262144K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID XXXXXXXXX
Last reset from power-on
1 Virtual Ethernet interface
1 FastEthernet interface
56 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
4 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

512K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address       : XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Motherboard assembly number     : 00-12345-67
Motherboard serial number       : YYYYYYYYY
Model revision number           : A0
Motherboard revision number     : C0
Model number                    : WS-C3750X-24T-S
Daughterboard assembly number   : 800-32727-03
Daughterboard serial number     : ZZZZZZZZZZZ
System serial number            : XXXXXXXXXXX
Top Assembly Part Number        : 800-31327-08
Top Assembly Revision Number    : D0
Version ID                      : V05
CLEI Code Number                : AECSGSTR
Hardware Board Revision Number  : 0x05

Cisco-Switch-01#