[c-nsp] Re-licensing secondhand Cisco equipment

[Gustav UHLANDER]

I think the more expensive kit the more checks are performed. 
Also notice if you are cisco partner then you might be excluded from that if you buy second hand equipment (registered partners can only buy equipment from dists)

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Gustav Uhlander
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-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of John Elliot
Sent: den 10 januari 2014 01:32
To: Sander Steffann
Cc: cisco-nsp
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Re-licensing secondhand Cisco equipment

 
> 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!

 
 		 	   		  
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