Modification: IBM storage products no-charge removal program
Announcement Letter Number 309-526
March 31, 2009
Corrected on January 26, 2010.
A change has
been made to the NavCode in the Start and/or end dates section.
Effective March 31, 2009, the IBM® storage products no-charge removal program has been modified.
The following changes are being made with this announcement:
- additions have been made to the list of Designated Installed Replaced Machines
- additions and deletions have been made to the list of IBM Eligible Replacement Machines
- changes have been made to the Marketing action required and Additional information/conditions sections
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
This announcement supersedes Announcement Letter 307-535, dated June 19, 2007.
The offer
IBM will provide pickup and proper disposal of designated installed storage Replaced Machines, at no additional charge, when you acquire new IBM eligible DASD or tape storage Replacement Machines or upgrade existing installed machines to eligible DASD or tape storage Replacement Machine models.
For a list of eligible products, refer to the Qualifying/Eligible products section.
Start and/or end dates
For purchase transactions, invoices for eligible new Replacement Machines must be dated on or after March 31, 2009.
For lease transactions, signed and accepted Leasing Certificates of Acceptance or lease contracts with "Deemed Acceptance" for the eligible Replacement Machines must have a lease commencement date of on or after March 31, 2009.
Contracts required for the no-charge return of designated installed Replaced Machines must be received by IBM no later than 30 calendar days after the date of the IBM invoice or lease commencement date for an eligible new Replacement Machine or upgrade to an eligible Replacement Machine model.
IBM must be contacted to schedule pickup of Replaced Machines no later than six months following the date of the IBM invoice or lease commencement date for an eligible new Replacement Machine or upgrade to an eligible Replacement Machine model.
Information about this program can be obtained through ibm.com® by visiting the following Web site:
Qualifying/Eligible products
Designated Installed Replaced Machines
IBM
Machine Description type Model
DASD/Disk 1722 ALL 1724 ALL 1740 ALL 1742 ALL 1750 511, 522, EX1, EX2 1814 ALL 1815 80A, 82A, 84A, 88A 2005 ALL 2027 ALL 2105 B09, E10, E20, F10, F20, 100, 750, 800 2106 ALL 2107 ALL 2240 ALL 2244 ALL 2396 ALL 2397 ALL 2398 ALL 2399 ALL 2421 ALL 2422 ALL 2423 ALL 2424 ALL 3380 ALL 3390 ALL 3480 ALL 3527 ALL 3990 ALL 4125 ALL 5190 ALL 5194 ALL 5195 ALL 5196 ALL 5198 ALL 7027 ALL 7131 ALL 7133 ALL 7134 ALL 7135 ALL 7137 ALL 9333 ALL 9334 ALL 9340 ALL 9390 ALL 9391 ALL 9392 ALL 9393 ALL 9394 ALL 9395 ALL 9396 ALL
Network Storage 3466 ALL Manager
Tape 2420 ALL 3410 ALL 3420 ALL 3480 ALL 3490 ALL 3494 ALL 3495 ALL 3570 ALL 3575 ALL 3580 ALL 3581 ALL 3583 ALL 3584 D32, D42, L32, D52, L52 3588 F3X 3590 ALL 3954 ALL 3955 ALL 3996 ALL 3958 DD1 8809 ALL
Optical 3995 ALL
Storage Area 2109 ALL Network 2031 L00 2032 001 2042 ALL 2045 ALL
Non-IBM
Machine Description type
ADIC 224, 1000, 10K, 100, 520
AMDAHL ALL
ATL 520, 2640, 7100, P2000, P3000, 7000
AUSPEX ALL
Breece Hill 0210
CDC ALL
CLARiiON ALL (EMC/Data General)
Compaq/Digital ALL (HP)
Dell/Power Vault ALL
EMAS AML/2
EMC ALL
EMC/Dell ALL
Exabyte X200
Filenet 4877
HP ALL
HITACHI/NAS ALL
InRange 2042-001, 2042-128
LSI "MetaStor" E2400, E4400, E4600
Maxtor 6xx
MEMOREX 365X, 368X, 3888, 453x, 455x, 4570, 4480, 4490, 54xx, 9490
MTI "Vivant" VSeries, V400 Series
NetAppliance 520, 720, 740, F85, F87, F810, F820, F840, F80
Qualstar TLS2472, TLS24144, TLS41230, TLS46120, TLS68120, TLS68240, TLS412180, TLS412360, TLS412600
Quantum Snap 12000, Snap 4100
STK ALL
Sun ALL
SUTMYN 54XX
XIOtech Magnitude
IBM Eligible Replacement Machines
Machine type Model
1750 522, EX2 1812 ALL 1814 ALL 1815 ALL 1818 ALL 2005 ALL 2026 ALL 2027 ALL 2032 ALL 2062 ALL 2063 ALL 2105 800, 750 2107 ALL 2109 ALL 2145 ALL 2240 ALL 2244 ALL 2396 ALL 2397 ALL 2398 ALL 2399 ALL 2421 ALL 2422 ALL 2423 ALL 2424 ALL 2810 ALL 2858 ALL 2859 ALL 2861 ALL 2862 ALL 2863 ALL 2864 ALL 2865 ALL 2866 ALL 2867 ALL 2868 ALL 2869 ALL 2870 ALL 3494 ALL 3576 ALL 3580 ALL 3581 ALL 3582 ALL 3584 ALL 3588 F3X 3590 ALL 3592 ALL 3850 ALL 3953 ALL 3954 ALL 3955 ALL 3956 ALL 3957 ALL 3958 ALL
Additional information/conditions
The lessee of a Replaced Machine financed by IBM Global Financing must purchase the Replaced Machine and pay all related buyout charges before returning it to IBM.
A Replaced Machine currently under an Installation Payment Agreement (IPA) or an Installment Payment Master Agreement (IPMA) must be paid for in full by the customer before returning it to IBM.
IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this program at any time.
This program is subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable Agreements.
Eligibility requirements
In order to qualify for no-charge pickup of Replaced Machines, you must do the following:
- Ensure that IBM receives, no later than 30 calendar days after the date
of the IBM invoice or lease commencement date for the Replacement Machine,
the following documents signed by you:
- The ICA Signature Page for Attachments (Z125-4571) with the Trade-Ins Attachment (Z125-4134) selected, and
- The ICA Attachment for No Charge Removal of Qualified Machines (Z125-5518)
- Have the Replaced Machines installed in a qualifying location as of the date of signing the ICA Attachment
- Have the Replacement Machine installed in the same Enterprise where the Replaced Machines were installed
- Have clear title to the Replaced Machines, free of any encumbrances, at the time they are picked up by IBM's designated carrier
- Contact your IBM representative no later than six months after the date of IBM's invoice or lease commencement date for the Replacement Machine to schedule the pickup of the Replaced Machines.
Trade-In Credits
No trade-in credit will be issued for Replaced Machines.
Replaced Machines
You are responsible for:
- Contacting your IBM representative to schedule pickup of the Replaced Machines no later than six months following the date of the IBM invoice or lease commencement date for the Replacement Machine. Inform your IBM representative if inside pickup of a Replaced Machine is required. Replaced Machines must be available for pickup by IBM's carrier when you contact your IBM representative. IBM will not pay for shipping costs if any other means of return is used.
- Removing any data from Replaced Machines. Any IBM service charges incurred in this process or in preparing the machines for pickup are your responsibility.
- Disconnecting/deinstalling Replaced Machines before pickup. It is not necessary for IBM Service to pack the machines for shipment. If you request that IBM prepare the machines for shipment, you will be billed for this service.
- Requesting that maintenance coverage, if any, for the Replaced Machines be discontinued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreements.
- Indicating the return address provided by your IBM representative on the bill of lading. Also on the bill of lading, the return materials should be stated as "FAK -- OBSOLETE/RETURNED MACHINES AND/OR PARTS."
- Ensuring that Replaced Machines are labelled with an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet stating "Storage products no-charge removal program tracking #CTI 09xxxx" on the exterior Packing.
IBM is responsible for:
- Making arrangements to remove the Replaced Machines upon receiving your request. Actual pickup can take up to ten (10) days, depending upon carrier availability in your area. Plan accordingly.
- All shipping and storage costs associated with the return of Replaced
Machines to IBM, exclusive of any charges for special handling required to
remove the Replaced Machines. Special handling includes, but is not limited
to:
- Special Buy
Business Partner information
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