01-17-2016 03:23 PM
Hi,
I am preparing lab at home and i bought some Cisco equipment and have some thoughts ( doubts ).
1- how can i check if these equipment are brand new or refurbished? supplier told me its new, but !
2- assuming that i am in Middle East, and the supplier broght the equipment from somewhere else, meaning that in case if the equipment not meant to be sold in the Middle East, do i have any support from cisco " locally " ?
3- If its brand new, how can check if these equipment meant to be sold in my area ?
i tried on cisco website but found that i must be partner to get these details.
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01-17-2016 04:57 PM
(1). Not easy to tell looking at the kit. When the Cisco partner orders the refurbished kit the partner number usually has -RF at the end of it.
(2). You only get support if you have a Cisco maintenance contract, such as a SmartNet. If you have that then you have support.
(3). I don't believe you could check this, unless it is something like WiFi kit that has a regulatory domain. In which case the regulatory domain is often embedded in the part number.
If you have a machine with at least 8GB of RAM (I prefer 12GB), and a quad core i7, then have you considered using the official Cisco simulator, VIRL?
01-17-2016 04:57 PM
(1). Not easy to tell looking at the kit. When the Cisco partner orders the refurbished kit the partner number usually has -RF at the end of it.
(2). You only get support if you have a Cisco maintenance contract, such as a SmartNet. If you have that then you have support.
(3). I don't believe you could check this, unless it is something like WiFi kit that has a regulatory domain. In which case the regulatory domain is often embedded in the part number.
If you have a machine with at least 8GB of RAM (I prefer 12GB), and a quad core i7, then have you considered using the official Cisco simulator, VIRL?
01-17-2016 11:22 PM
Thanks Philip.
yes i tried to go with Virl but from what i understand it doesnt support VSS.
R,
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