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Vertiv Avocent ACS 5008 Maintenance/Support options include Gold and Silver tiers of service across 1, 2 and 4 year durations
Warranty Options
Limited | Silver | Gold | |
Term Length Maximum of 4 years |
2 years with product registration1 | 1 year, 2 year, or 4 years2 | 1 year, 2 year, or 4 years2 |
Telephone Access | Access (8/5) | Access (8/5) | Anytime Access (24/7) |
Hardware Replacement | Return to Factory - 10 to 14-day RMA post receipt of failed unit | Advanced Replacement - Next-business-day RMA4 | Advanced Replacement - Next-business-day RMA4 |
Response Time | Within 24 hours |
Based on Severity level3: 1, 2 = 4 hours 3, 4 = not accepted |
Based on Severity level3: 1, 2 = 2 hours 3, 4 = not accepted |
Follow Up Time | Within 5 days |
Based on Severity level3: 1 = Every 8 hours 2 = Every 2 days |
Based on Severity level3: 1 = Every 4 hours 2 = Daily |
Media Retention | Option not available | Option not available |
Available for Gold customers Separate SKU (SwithView SC) |
1 - Government and European customers excluded 2 - HMX and AMX™ excluded in 4-year offering 3 - See detailed Severity table below 4 - Reasonable efforts will be made to ship same day for requests received by 2:00 p.m. Circumstances such as customs, duties, tariffs and receipt mechanisms at customer locations may affect actual delivery time. |
Additional Detail of Severity
Severity | Description | Examples |
1 |
Complete loss of service for all users. Causes direct revenue loss. * Combined hardware value is greater than $2,500 |
This will affect a large group of customers or causes direct revenue loss. |
2 |
Limited loss of service. No acceptable work-around available. Operations can continue in a limited fashion. * Does not cause direct revenue loss. |
Many customers are not able to use an application but can perform other work-related duties. An application is down but does not directly affect revenue. |
3 | Minor impact to limited functionality. Functional via workaround. Inconvenience. | Minimal affect to productivity. A problem that affects an individual user but there is an alternative. |
4 | No loss of service. Request for information. | 'How To' questions. Requests for information |
RMA Details
Advanced Replacement (offered with Silver or Gold maintenance agreement):
The customer receives a next-business-day replacement unit prior to shipping the failed unit to Avocent.
Advanced Replacement with Media Retention (only offered in conjunction with a Gold maintenance agreement):
The customer keeps the dead unit and sends a certificate of destruction within a set period of time.
Vertiv Avocent ACS 5008 Maintenance/Support options include Gold and Silver tiers of service across 1, 2 and 4 year durations
Warranty Options
Limited | Silver | Gold | |
Term Length Maximum of 4 years |
2 years with product registration1 | 1 year, 2 year, or 4 years2 | 1 year, 2 year, or 4 years2 |
Telephone Access | Access (8/5) | Access (8/5) | Anytime Access (24/7) |
Hardware Replacement | Return to Factory - 10 to 14-day RMA post receipt of failed unit | Advanced Replacement - Next-business-day RMA4 | Advanced Replacement - Next-business-day RMA4 |
Response Time | Within 24 hours |
Based on Severity level3: 1, 2 = 4 hours 3, 4 = not accepted |
Based on Severity level3: 1, 2 = 2 hours 3, 4 = not accepted |
Follow Up Time | Within 5 days |
Based on Severity level3: 1 = Every 8 hours 2 = Every 2 days |
Based on Severity level3: 1 = Every 4 hours 2 = Daily |
Media Retention | Option not available | Option not available |
Available for Gold customers Separate SKU (SwithView SC) |
1 - Government and European customers excluded 2 - HMX and AMX™ excluded in 4-year offering 3 - See detailed Severity table below 4 - Reasonable efforts will be made to ship same day for requests received by 2:00 p.m. Circumstances such as customs, duties, tariffs and receipt mechanisms at customer locations may affect actual delivery time. |
Additional Detail of Severity
Severity | Description | Examples |
1 |
Complete loss of service for all users. Causes direct revenue loss. * Combined hardware value is greater than $2,500 |
This will affect a large group of customers or causes direct revenue loss. |
2 |
Limited loss of service. No acceptable work-around available. Operations can continue in a limited fashion. * Does not cause direct revenue loss. |
Many customers are not able to use an application but can perform other work-related duties. An application is down but does not directly affect revenue. |
3 | Minor impact to limited functionality. Functional via workaround. Inconvenience. | Minimal affect to productivity. A problem that affects an individual user but there is an alternative. |
4 | No loss of service. Request for information. | 'How To' questions. Requests for information |
RMA Details
Advanced Replacement (offered with Silver or Gold maintenance agreement):
The customer receives a next-business-day replacement unit prior to shipping the failed unit to Avocent.
Advanced Replacement with Media Retention (only offered in conjunction with a Gold maintenance agreement):
The customer keeps the dead unit and sends a certificate of destruction within a set period of time.