From: David Prall (dcp@dcptech.com)
Date: Mon Aug 27 2007 - 15:16:11 ART
Only the E's have licensing today. And a temporary license can be requested
for lab/eval purposes. Your good to go in your thinking, but I'm not sure
this is how the licensing is suppose to work, not a lawyer and not a good
reader of the small print.
-- http://dcp.dcptech.com> -----Original Message----- > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On > Behalf Of Scott Vermillion > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 1:58 PM > To: Cisco certification > Subject: RE: help with buying 3550/2560 > > OK gents, I just want to make sure I understand this fully. I am > ordering four new 3560-8PC switches for my R&S lab prep. I > do not plan > to put these switches into a production environment. It's > always been my > understanding that Cisco allows anyone with a CCO login to > download any > feature set for any switch or router for the purposes of evaluation, > etc. Only once a feature set goes into production is a > license purchase > required, according to my understanding. Thus, I have > already downloaded > an Enterprise image for my switches and plan to flash that on > the minute > they arrive. Has Cisco somehow prevented me from enabling > the enterprise > features without a per-platform license key? Or is that > something that's > under consideration? Given that the Enterprise CD is ~$1k, I > would not > be able to proceed with my plan of attack were that to be > necessary x 4. > I think at that point I would shift over to the Dynamips > ethernet switch > module version of the IEWBs and then do a few rack rentals prior to > sitting the lab... > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: help with buying 3550/2560 > From: "David Prall" <dcp@dcptech.com> > Date: Mon, August 27, 2007 7:05 am > To: "'Alexander Belov'" <abelov@technoserv.ru>, > "'Radioactive Frog'" > <pbhatkoti@gmail.com>, <tientien.wang@gmail.com> > Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com> > > Actually licensing is based on the feature set. This is supported > today on > the 3560-E and 3750-E. Their is only a single image for each > platform, but > the license key allows you to use the features you've licensed. So > instead > of downloading multiple images and loading the appropriate one, you > only > need one. So now IP Base, IP Services, and IP Advanced Services. It > will be > coming to additional platforms in the future, but most likely not > retroactively to deployed platforms. > > So if you have a sw license for the platform, you can upgrade > versions all > you want. But, if you don't have the appropriate license then you > can't run > additional features. Of course the license belongs to the original > purchaser. > > David > > -- > http://dcp.dcptech.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On > > Behalf Of Alexander Belov > > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:58 AM > > To: 'Radioactive Frog'; tientien.wang@gmail.com > > Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com > > Subject: RE: help with buying 3550/2560 > > > > Hi guys! > > > > +1 fact for a new switch - Cisco plans to move their IOS on > > per-machine-ID > > (an activation key bound to the switch/router's serial number). > > With one ebay-baught HW You probably won't have sw updates in > > future, maybe > > a near future. > > > > Just my 2Cents > > > > Cheers, Alex > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On > > Behalf Of > > Radioactive Frog > > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:45 PM > > To: tientien.wang@gmail.com > > Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com > > Subject: Re: help with buying 3550/2560 > > > > Instead of buying second hand, > > > > you may look into Cisco 3560 with 8 port POE switch. Does > > everything except > > the port density is less. > > The RRP here in Australia is only $ 2200 AUD. Second hand > > 3550 on ebay are > > available on 1100-1400 AUD. > > So better off with buying a brand new switch. > > Yes, of course you will get some discount on $2200 ......with > > discount its > > worthwhile buying new switch (what I think). > > > > HTH > > > > Frog > > > > > > > > On 8/27/07, tientien.wang@gmail.com <tientien.wang@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Please suggest a good place to purchase these switches. > > > used one is fine with me. > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > Tien > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > _________ > > > Subscription information may be found at: > > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > _________ > > Subscription information may be found at: > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > _________ > > Subscription information may be found at: > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
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