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Hi all, <br />
I am starting to look for hardware for my CCNP. I am starting to see kits online some advertising to support SDM and some that do not. Here is an example of several i am looking at<br />
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<a href="http://www.ciscokits.com/cube/ccnp/ccvp/ccsp-kits/advanced-ccna/starter-ccnp-kit/prod_91.html" rel="ugc">http://www.ciscokits.com/cube/ccnp/ccvp/ccsp-kits/advanced-ccna/starter-ccnp-kit/prod_91.html</a>&nbsp;and <br />
<a href="http://www.ciscokits.com/cube/ccnp/ccvp/ccsp-kits/advanced-ccna/starter-ccnp-kit/prod_116.html" rel="ugc">http://www.ciscokits.com/cube/ccnp/ccvp/ccsp-kits/advanced-ccna/starter-ccnp-kit/prod_116.html</a><br />
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I know the ONT and ISCW test cover SDM and want to know if it is a big deal if none of my hardware supports SDM. Also when looking through the SDM hardware requirments on CIscos site i am not seeing 3600's on the list but several of the kits say the 3600 has SDM support.<br />
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Could anyone shed some light on this for me.<br />
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Thanks
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Hi all, 
I am starting to look for hardware for my CCNP. I am starting to see kits online some advertising to support SDM and some that do not. Here is an example of several i am looking at

http://www.ciscokits.com/cube/ccnp/ccvp/ccsp-kits/advanced-ccna/starter-ccnp-kit/prod_91.html and 
http://www.ciscokits.com/cube/ccnp/ccvp/ccsp-kits/advanced-ccna/starter-ccnp-kit/prod_116.html

I know the ONT and ISCW test cover SDM and want to know if it is a big deal if none of my hardware supports SDM. Also when looking through the SDM hardware requirments on CIscos site i am not seeing 3600's on the list but several of the kits say the 3600 has SDM support.

Could anyone shed some light on this for me.

Thanks

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