Independent Cisco UCS Server Maintenance & Cisco Blade Server Support

Cisco UCS servers and Cisco blade servers generally become available for lower-cost XSi maintenance following warranty expiration, or when the manufacturer provides End-of-Life (EoL) announcements. For these post-warranty Cisco server assets, cost-savings typically run 60-80% lower than OEM pricing, without sacrifice to service quality. Hardware maintenance agreements can be directly purchased by commercial entities or Federal entities via Carahsoft, our federal distributor.

XSi’s Cisco UCS Server & Cisco Blade Server Maintenance Features

24x7x365 Call Center (US-based) and case management portal powered by ServiceNow.
Global presence of Multi-OEM trained, cleared field engineers backed by L3/L4 tech expertise
No-Wait-Service^SM – support coverage guarantee for Cisco server assets awaiting a formal addition to the contract
Onsite stocking is provided at no extra charge, if warranted by SLA
Defective Media Retention is included in all contracts
IT Asset Management Best-Practice Leadership
- Progressive, Just-in-Case (vs. Just-in-Time) parts sparing
- Custom-designed sparing models to match chosen SLAs
- CMDB – Asset tracking with key milestone dates for entire install base, and customized reporting
For Cisco servers which provide native notification capability, re-routing is possible, simple-to-deploy and included in the on-boarding process.
XSi can provide Professional Services:
- Project-based SmartHands or IMAC (Installs, Moves, Adds, Changes), as requested, for any of these assets. No Project is too large or too small.
- R2v3 certified and secure IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services, available in North America, EMEA, LATAM and APAC regions.

XSi Cisco UCS Server & Cisco Blade Server Support Benefits

Average 60+% savings for all eligible IT servers
Independent server maintenance from a 30-year provider known for hardware maintenance and service quality thought leadership
XSi is R2v3 Certified and also ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015, ISO45001:2018 Certified and meets SAE AS5553 Standards.
Trusted support provider to 42 federal agencies, including DOD
Custom SLAs and SLA guidance to balance criticality with cost savings
Proven supply chain experience leveraging our global network of Forward Stocking Locations
CMDB* with milestone date alerts so assets can be efficiently moved to less expensive independent support
Ongoing consultation – a real, two-way partnership

* XSi’s Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

XSi’s proprietary CMDB allows clients to load all hardware assets (or just those under support), along with key data from any site audits, as well as critical hardware milestone dates (e.g. End-of-Life, End-of-Software-Maintenance, End-of-Support) so that clients have access to proactive business intelligence, helpful to ITAM best practices, as well as maximizing the value of hardware lifecycles and reducing TCO. Unlimited access to XSi’s CMDB is provided to all clients with an active MSA. CMDB details are closely tied to XSi’s Incident Management & Asset History Portal, complete with easy-to-use, pre-built reporting. However, custom reporting to meet clients’ specific needs are often requested and promptly made available.

Cisco UCS Server & Cisco Blade Server Hardware Supported

The XSi Supported Products List is frequently updated throughout the year and kept current at the XSi website.

XSi Cisco Server Maintenance & SLAs

Requests for customized Cisco server SLAs are always welcomed. XSi has a team of Cisco-certified engineers (including L1, L2, L3/4 experts) providing 24x7x365 onsite and backline support coverage via the XSi Call Center.

XSi Cisco UCS Server & Cisco Blade Server Levels of Support

XSi Severity Matrix

Third Party Maintenance for Cisco UCS Servers & Cisco Blade Servers

About XSi

Founded in 1990 and recognized by Gartner, XSi helps companies with their IT Lifecycle Services and Support. Services begin with the installation of new technology as well as de-installation, moving, consolidating, onsite disk wiping & destruction, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) of legacy equipment, including resale or recycling. In addition, XSi provides lower-cost, Third Party Hardware IT Maintenance for installed models and extends the life of legacy, enterprise-brand servers, storage, network hardware and other devices, including UPS systems and supercomputers. XSi sells to federal agencies, System Integrators, Global 2000 Enterprises, OEMs, distributors, channel clients and partners. XSi is R2v3 Certified and also ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015, ISO45001:2018 Certified. XSi encourages interested parties to follow its business profile at LinkedIn for weekly blog postings from its Subject Matter Expert team. XSi provides lower-cost, independent Cisco UCS server support for legacy (post-warranty, EoL, EoS) Cisco blade server hardware, as well as multi-vendor maintenance support for other enterprise server OEMs.