> Hi, > > > So, just to clarify - You can purchase refurb/secondhand Cisco kit and then > > purchase a smartnet contract for software access/updates(And also hardware > > replacement)? > > Maybe, but Cisco is going to charge you a lot of money for that.
More money than purchasing new? Smartnet on a secondhand vs new is the same price? > > > But you cant purchase (legally) refurb/secondhand kit and use it with the > > software running on it? > > In the EU you can always legally use the software that came with the > hardware. In other parts of the world you will probably have to pay. This is > based on the following pages on cisco.com: > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/hw_sw_relicensing_program.html: > > > - The embedded Cisco software that runs on the hardware—as well as Cisco > > standalone software—is not transferable. If you purchase used or > > secondary-market Cisco equipment, you must acquire a new license from Cisco > > before the software can be used. > > > > - Used and secondary-market equipment is not covered under the Cisco > > standard warranty, and you cannot place it under a Cisco service and > > support contract unless it is re-licensed by Cisco and has passed an > > inspection by Cisco We have occasionally purchased secondhand kit out of necessity (Disty's have no stock available - CE equipment..800 series etc), and we were able to smartnet them without issue, and also without being "re-licensed" or being inspected....Is this deemed illegal by Cisco even though they smartnet the unit based on serial numbers? This is a complete minefield! _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
