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Large Equipment and Project Planning. Marla Meehl and Teresa Shibao July 22, 2008. Why was this Spreadsheet created?. A way to keep track of equipment replacement A way to budget Equipment purchases Project spending Other recurring or cyclical costs
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Large Equipment and Project Planning Marla Meehl and Teresa Shibao July 22, 2008
Why was this Spreadsheet created? • A way to keep track of equipment replacement • A way to budget • Equipment purchases • Project spending • Other recurring or cyclical costs • A way to support strategic plan recommendations • A way to justify budget requests
Keeping Track of Equipment • Cisco has a clear policy and notices • Other vendors not so clear • UPSs - batteries and units • Wireless WAN • Desktops and laptops • Fiber equipment (Adva) • Other routers (Juniper)
Cisco End-Of-Life Policy • Notice provided 6 months before product End of Sale • Support provided • 5 years for Hardware RMAs for hardware • 5 years for Cisco OS softwareBug fixes and maintenance releases • 3 years for Application software • Maintenance Contract cannot extend beyond End of Life
Cisco Definitions • Cisco OS software • IOS • CatOS • Application software • Cisco software that requires the presence of some non-Cisco operating system software
The Spreadsheet • The data • The purpose of the various tabs • How it helps with “The Big Picture” • Still fine tuning