Dated December 30, 2010

Effective January 1, 2011, the following Customer Replaceable Unit policy is in effect for all new warranty and Support Services customers in the United States and Canada.

In the event that Silicon Graphics International Corp., (SGI) determines that the replacement of a hardware part is necessary, SGI will send a replacement part to the Customer's site for installation. Installation is then performed by either the Customer (Customer Replaceable Unit, or CRU) or an SGI Field Engineer.

Subject to the Customer's SGI Customer Support Agreement (CSA), if SGI determines that the replacement part should be installed by the Customer, the part is therefore considered a CRU. Accordingly, the part will be sent to the Customer in lieu of onsite SGI Field Engineer response. Per the replacement exchange parts provisions of the CSA, SGI will use commercially reasonable efforts to send replacement parts to the Customer and the Customer will promptly return the defective part(s) to SGI. Please be advised that in the event that the Customer requests SGI to install the CRU, additional installation charges may apply.

CRU installation is the Customer's responsibility. The SGI Product User Guide has procedures to assist with the replacement of the components that can be found here. Please note, SGI’s authorized Customer Support Center will be available during a Customer’s contracted support hours for assistance.

NOTE: This policy will be implemented in the Global Services APAC and EMEA regions at a later date, to be determined per region/country specific regulations.