I was trying to get the serial number of a standby ASA firewall and instead of asking a remote tech to get the chassis serial number, I issued the failover exec command on the Primary ASA firewall to do show commands and get info for the Secondary ASA firewall.
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover ?
exec Execute command on the designated unit
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec ?
active Execute command on the active unit
mate Execute command on the peer unit
standby Execute command on the standby unit
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby ?
LINE Command String
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby show inventory // SERIAL NUMBER FROM show inventory IS USED FOR SMARTNET
Name: "Chassis", DESCR: "ASA 5525-X with SW, 8 GE Data, 1 GE Mgmt, AC"
PID: ASA5525 , VID: V04 , SN: FGL19514123
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby show interface ip brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0 20.7.2.12 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet0/1.400 172.27.24.5 YES manual up up
Management0/0 unassigned YES unset down down
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby show version
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Version 9.4(2)11 <context>
Device Manager Version 7.1(3)
Compiled on Mon 22-Feb-16 22:54 PST by builders
ASA01 up 107 days 22 hours
failover cluster up 108 days 13 hours
Hardware: ASA5525, 8192 MB RAM, CPU Lynnfield 2394 MHz, 1 CPU (4 cores)
ASA: 4096 MB RAM, 1 CPU (1 core)
Internal ATA Compact Flash, 8192MB
BIOS Flash MX25L6445E @ 0xffbb0000, 8192KB
Encryption hardware device : Cisco ASA Crypto on-board accelerator (revision 0x1)
Boot microcode : CNPx-MC-BOOT-2.00
SSL/IKE microcode : CNPx-MC-SSL-SB-PLUS-0005
IPSec microcode : CNPx-MC-IPSEC-MAIN-0026
Number of accelerators: 1
Baseboard Management Controller (revision 0x1) Firmware Version: 2.4
0: Int: Internal-Data0/0 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ac, irq 11
1: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/0 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b1, irq 5
2: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/1 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ad, irq 5
3: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/2 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b2, irq 10
4: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/3 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ae, irq 10
5: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/4 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b3, irq 5
6: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/5 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10af, irq 5
7: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/6 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b4, irq 10
8: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/7 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b0, irq 10
9: Int: Internal-Data0/1 : address is 0000.0001.0002, irq 0
10: Int: Internal-Control0/0 : address is 0000.0001.0001, irq 0
11: Int: Internal-Data0/2 : address is 0000.0001.0003, irq 0
12: Ext: Management0/0 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ac, irq 0
Licensed features for this platform:
Maximum Physical Interfaces : Unlimited perpetual
Maximum VLANs : 200 perpetual
Inside Hosts : Unlimited perpetual
Failover : Active/Active perpetual
Encryption-DES : Enabled perpetual
Encryption-3DES-AES : Enabled perpetual
Security Contexts : 10 perpetual
GTP/GPRS : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect Premium Peers : 2 perpetual
AnyConnect Essentials : Disabled perpetual
Other VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Total VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Shared License : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Mobile : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Cisco VPN Phone : Disabled perpetual
Advanced Endpoint Assessment : Disabled perpetual
Total UC Proxy Sessions : 2 perpetual
Botnet Traffic Filter : Disabled perpetual
IPS Module : Disabled perpetual
Cluster : Enabled perpetual
Cluster Members : 2 perpetual
This platform has an ASA5525 VPN Premium license.
Failover cluster licensed features for this platform:
Maximum Physical Interfaces : Unlimited perpetual
Maximum VLANs : 200 perpetual
Inside Hosts : Unlimited perpetual
Failover : Active/Active perpetual
Encryption-DES : Enabled perpetual
Encryption-3DES-AES : Enabled perpetual
Security Contexts : 20 perpetual
GTP/GPRS : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect Premium Peers : 4 perpetual
AnyConnect Essentials : Disabled perpetual
Other VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Total VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Shared License : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Mobile : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Cisco VPN Phone : Disabled perpetual
Advanced Endpoint Assessment : Disabled perpetual
Total UC Proxy Sessions : 4 perpetual
Botnet Traffic Filter : Disabled perpetual
IPS Module : Disabled perpetual
Cluster : Enabled perpetual
This platform has an ASA5525 VPN Premium license.
Serial Number: FCH19497ABC SERIAL NUMBER FROM show version IS USED FOR ASA FEATURE LICENSING (AnyConnect, security context, UC phone proxy, etc.)
Running Permanent Activation Key: 0xd02ad148 0xf05363e7 0x5563850c 0xc6d844bc 0x401fdxyz
Configuration register is 0x1
Image type : Release
Key version : A
Configuration last modified by admin at 18:08:36.255 UTC Thu Jun 30 2016
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover ?
exec Execute command on the designated unit
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec ?
active Execute command on the active unit
mate Execute command on the peer unit
standby Execute command on the standby unit
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby ?
LINE Command String
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby show inventory // SERIAL NUMBER FROM show inventory IS USED FOR SMARTNET
Name: "Chassis", DESCR: "ASA 5525-X with SW, 8 GE Data, 1 GE Mgmt, AC"
PID: ASA5525 , VID: V04 , SN: FGL19514123
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby show interface ip brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0 20.7.2.12 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet0/1.400 172.27.24.5 YES manual up up
Management0/0 unassigned YES unset down down
ASA01/pri/act/admin# failover exec standby show version
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Version 9.4(2)11 <context>
Device Manager Version 7.1(3)
Compiled on Mon 22-Feb-16 22:54 PST by builders
ASA01 up 107 days 22 hours
failover cluster up 108 days 13 hours
Hardware: ASA5525, 8192 MB RAM, CPU Lynnfield 2394 MHz, 1 CPU (4 cores)
ASA: 4096 MB RAM, 1 CPU (1 core)
Internal ATA Compact Flash, 8192MB
BIOS Flash MX25L6445E @ 0xffbb0000, 8192KB
Encryption hardware device : Cisco ASA Crypto on-board accelerator (revision 0x1)
Boot microcode : CNPx-MC-BOOT-2.00
SSL/IKE microcode : CNPx-MC-SSL-SB-PLUS-0005
IPSec microcode : CNPx-MC-IPSEC-MAIN-0026
Number of accelerators: 1
Baseboard Management Controller (revision 0x1) Firmware Version: 2.4
0: Int: Internal-Data0/0 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ac, irq 11
1: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/0 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b1, irq 5
2: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/1 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ad, irq 5
3: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/2 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b2, irq 10
4: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/3 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ae, irq 10
5: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/4 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b3, irq 5
6: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/5 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10af, irq 5
7: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/6 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b4, irq 10
8: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/7 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10b0, irq 10
9: Int: Internal-Data0/1 : address is 0000.0001.0002, irq 0
10: Int: Internal-Control0/0 : address is 0000.0001.0001, irq 0
11: Int: Internal-Data0/2 : address is 0000.0001.0003, irq 0
12: Ext: Management0/0 : address is 00fe.c8e5.10ac, irq 0
Licensed features for this platform:
Maximum Physical Interfaces : Unlimited perpetual
Maximum VLANs : 200 perpetual
Inside Hosts : Unlimited perpetual
Failover : Active/Active perpetual
Encryption-DES : Enabled perpetual
Encryption-3DES-AES : Enabled perpetual
Security Contexts : 10 perpetual
GTP/GPRS : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect Premium Peers : 2 perpetual
AnyConnect Essentials : Disabled perpetual
Other VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Total VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Shared License : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Mobile : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Cisco VPN Phone : Disabled perpetual
Advanced Endpoint Assessment : Disabled perpetual
Total UC Proxy Sessions : 2 perpetual
Botnet Traffic Filter : Disabled perpetual
IPS Module : Disabled perpetual
Cluster : Enabled perpetual
Cluster Members : 2 perpetual
This platform has an ASA5525 VPN Premium license.
Failover cluster licensed features for this platform:
Maximum Physical Interfaces : Unlimited perpetual
Maximum VLANs : 200 perpetual
Inside Hosts : Unlimited perpetual
Failover : Active/Active perpetual
Encryption-DES : Enabled perpetual
Encryption-3DES-AES : Enabled perpetual
Security Contexts : 20 perpetual
GTP/GPRS : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect Premium Peers : 4 perpetual
AnyConnect Essentials : Disabled perpetual
Other VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Total VPN Peers : 750 perpetual
Shared License : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Mobile : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Cisco VPN Phone : Disabled perpetual
Advanced Endpoint Assessment : Disabled perpetual
Total UC Proxy Sessions : 4 perpetual
Botnet Traffic Filter : Disabled perpetual
IPS Module : Disabled perpetual
Cluster : Enabled perpetual
This platform has an ASA5525 VPN Premium license.
Serial Number: FCH19497ABC SERIAL NUMBER FROM show version IS USED FOR ASA FEATURE LICENSING (AnyConnect, security context, UC phone proxy, etc.)
Running Permanent Activation Key: 0xd02ad148 0xf05363e7 0x5563850c 0xc6d844bc 0x401fdxyz
Configuration register is 0x1
Image type : Release
Key version : A
Configuration last modified by admin at 18:08:36.255 UTC Thu Jun 30 2016