128 Chapter 5 Using the BCM50 Hardware Inventory
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To view or update BCM50 system expansion information

1In the BCM Element Manager, connect to a BCM50 device.
2Select Administration, General, Hardware Inventory.
The Hardware Inventory panel opens, and displays the BCM50 System tab.
3View the information displayed in the BCM50 System Expansion area .
4To update information about the expansion chassis, click the Present checkbox to indicate that
an expansion chassis is installed, and enter an ID in the Asset ID field.
5To update information about the media bay modules, enter an ID in the MBM Asset ID field.

Viewing and updating other information about the BCM50 system

The Other Information area in the System tab displays other information associated with this
particular BCM system, such as:
• the name of the administrator and their contact information
• the location of the BCM50 system
You can add or update this information. The date on which this information is updated is displayed
BCM50 area, in accordance with “LastChangeTime” of the Entity MIB.
Table 35 lists the fields displayed in the Other Information area.
MBM Use the drop-down menu to
identify the type of MBM, such as
whether it is a DSM16 or DSM32.
Drop-down menu Write
MBM Asset ID Enter the asset ID of the MBM. Numeric Write
MBM Field
Replaceable
Indicates if the unit is considered
field replaceable by the
manufacturer.
True (if checked)
Table 35 Other Information fields
Field Name Field Description Field Value Read/Write
Owner name The owner’s name or any other
information, such as the administrator’s
name and contact information
Up to 256 characters Write
Location of this
system
The location of the system Up to 256 characters Write
Last change to this
panel
Date and time when the information was
last modified
example ‘2004-04-16 09:
12:00”
Read
Table 34 Expansion unit area and Fiber expansion media bay module area
Column Name Column Description Column Value Read/Write