Cisco Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL Informationshandbuch
Product End-of-Life Notice
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Content
Switching Module with SSL
Switching Module with SSL
EOL7002
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL.
The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 2, 2010. Customers with active service contracts
will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of
the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected
product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with
active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the
contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Cisco sales teams and channel partners are encouraged to transition their Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL
(CSM-S) sales through migration of their current CSM-S installed base to the Cisco Application Control Engine
(ACE) module. The Cisco ACE is the industry's most advanced application switching device. It offers a much larger
set of functionality and architectural benefits than the Cisco CSM-S. In addition to Layer 4 load balancing and Layer
7 content switching functionality, the Cisco ACE module offers advanced features like virtual devices, role-based
administration, and management, monitoring, and reporting through the Cisco Application Networking Manager and
the command-line interface. The Cisco ACE offers SSL offloading capability (up to 15,000 SSL transactions per
second), virtualization (up to 250 virtual devices), role-based administration, unmatched throughput (up to 16 Gbps)
and software-license-based scalability, all in a single service module. Similar to the Cisco CSM-S, the Cisco ACE
module is available as a fully integrated solution with the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series or the Cisco 7600 Series. The
ACE product is also available as a standalone device.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life
Announcement Date
Announcement Date
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life
of a product is distributed to the general public.
of a product is distributed to the general public.
February 25, 2010
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale
mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
August 26, 2010
Last Ship Date:
HW, App. SW
HW, App. SW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its
contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
November 24, 2010
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
App. SW
Releases Date:
App. SW
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software
maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering
will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.
maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering
will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.
August 26, 2011
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date:
HW
Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to
determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
August 26, 2011
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
HW, App. SW
Attachment Date:
HW, App. SW
For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-
support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-
support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing
service-and-support contract.
support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-
support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing
service-and-support contract.
August 26, 2011
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
App. SW
Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
November 21, 2012