Cisco Support in the UAE After End of Life
ICD is an independent supplier of Cisco parts operating from Cairo. We supply parts, field engineering and maintenance for Cisco UCS estates in the UAE, including generations the OEM no longer supports.
Cisco Hardware We Keep Running
Cisco UCS and fabric parts for UAE estates, 3-4 day lane from Cairo.
UCS C220 and C240 M4, M5 and M6 rack servers and B200 blades
Cisco StorageUCS S3260 storage servers and fabric-attached shelves
RAID ControllersCisco 12G SAS modular RAID controllers
Server MemoryECC RDIMM and LRDIMM modules matched to UCS generations
Drives & CaddiesSAS, SATA and NVMe drives with the correct Cisco carriers
Power SuppliesHot-swap redundant PSUs for UCS chassis
Latest Cisco Parts
Genuine components shipped worldwide — request a live quote on any part.
- C1300-24XT Cisco Catalyst 1300 24-Port 10GE Managed Switch, 4x10G SFP+ Shared
- C1300-8P-E-2G Cisco Catalyst 1300 8-Port GE PoE+ (67W) Managed Switch + 2x 1G Combo
- A903-FAN-H Cisco ASR 903 High Performance Fan Tray w/o Filter
- C9500-40X-A Cisco Catalyst 9500 40-Port 10G SFP+ Switch, Network Advantage
- C1300-48P-4XQ5 Cisco Catalyst 1300 48-Port GE PoE+ (375W) Managed L3 Switch + 4x 10G SFP+
- C9200L-DNA-E-48-3Y Cisco DNA Essentials 48-Port 3 Year Term License
- C9200L-DNA-E-48-3Y Cisco DNA Essentials 48-Port 3 Year Term License
- CON-SNT-C9200L4X Cisco SNTC 8x5xNBD Service for Catalyst 9200L-48P-4X
- C9105AXI-EWC-I Cisco Catalyst 9105AXI Wi-Fi 6 Indoor AP with Embedded Wireless Controller, Domain I
- Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX 6x1G + 2x mGig PoE+ 2x10G SFP+ IP Base Switch
- Cisco Business 350 24-Port GbE + 4x 1G SFP L3 Managed Switch (EU)
- Cisco Catalyst 1300 24-Port GE Full PoE+ (375W) Managed L3 Switch + 4x 10G SFP+
Your Trusted Server Parts Partner
Why IT teams choose ICD for their server infrastructure needs.
100% Genuine Parts
Every component is sourced from verified suppliers in the US and Europe and carries its original OEM part number. No counterfeits, no compromises.
Sourced Per Order, Ships Fast
Every part sourced, tested and shipped from Cairo, with the dispatch window confirmed in each quote and worldwide delivery.
Expert Compatibility
Our team verifies every part matches your exact server model before shipping. No guesswork, no returns.
Competitive Quotes
Direct sourcing from enterprise channels means better pricing than OEM direct. Volume discounts available for data centers.
MENA, Africa & Worldwide
Serving enterprises across MENA, GCC, Levant, Africa, and worldwide. From Cairo to Dubai, Riyadh to Nairobi — we deliver everywhere.
Warranty Protected
All parts backed by warranty coverage. We stand behind every component we sell with responsive support.
Running Cisco Hardware Past Its Support Date?
Get a quote within 24 hours. Our team is ready to help you find the exact components for your server infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cisco UCS Manager, firmware and import questions for the UAE.
UCS Manager Firmware Interlock and Why Substitution Fails
The trap in a UCS environment is not availability, it is compatibility. UCS Manager runs the domain at a specific firmware bundle, and every blade, adapter and interconnect in that domain must sit inside the bundle's supported matrix. A UAE operator can buy a genuine, working C220 M5 and find it will not join the domain because its firmware is outside the running bundle and the domain cannot be upgraded without a maintenance window nobody will approve.
Sourcing has to start from the bundle, not the model
That is how ICD quotes UCS: we ask for the UCS Manager version first and match the part to the bundle. It is the difference between a part that installs on a Thursday night and a part that sits in a box while the estate runs degraded. Most disappointing UCS purchases in this market come from matching the model number and stopping there.
Bringing parts into the Emirates
Three to four days from Cairo per our published shipping times, clearing at Jebel Ali or Dubai Airport free zone; customs clearance can add one to three days. Spares move against an existing asset, so documentation is lighter than importing a replacement chassis.
Free-zone operators and equipment that is not theirs
A large share of UAE UCS sits in shared or managed facilities where the operator running the workload does not own the rack. That complicates a hardware failure: the party who notices it, the party who owns the asset and the party permitted to open the cabinet are often three different organisations. We are used to working inside that arrangement, quoting to the party who will pay and shipping to the party who can receive.
Who we supply in the Emirates
Managed service providers, aviation and logistics operators, and free-zone hosting businesses running UCS domains that are past Cisco's last day of support but nowhere near the end of their commercial life. The recurring request is not a catalogue — it is one correctly matched part, confirmed against the running firmware bundle, delivered before the next maintenance window.