On Friday 16 November 2007 18:13, Ben wrote: > and what about all the second hand material? > the tons of old machine that are no longer used but which > can still play a role somewhere? > you think they should also ask for a cco account when > they buy it ? :-)
You're in luck, Cisco have a recertification program for second-hand kit... no, seriously :-). Again, this is all if you want to be legal... If you buy second-hand hardware, Cisco will recertify it for you and put it under contract, should you wish to do so. However, it helps to be up-to-date with the EoS/EoL (End-of-Sale/End-of-Life) bulletins on their various products, as EoL means there would not be any further hardware or software support offered by TAC to the affected kit. Cisco also have a Remarket program, where they authorize specific dealers to sell what they call re-marketed hardware. This is also pre-owned kit, but it's Cisco recognizing the second-hand market. SMARTnet contracts are allowed here too. You won't believe how many non-genuine Cisco parts are on the market. One thing you need to remember is that SMARTnet isn't the only support you can get for your Cisco hardware. Authorized Cisco partners (especially their Tier 1 partners) also provide their own support contracts which, if you have the cash, can be even more desireable than SMARTnet. Cheers, Mark.
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