Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Supervisor Module with MSFC Information Guide
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PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 1508
END-OF-SALE AND END-OF-LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE
MULTILAYER SWITCH FEATURE CARD
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale
and end-of life
dates for the
End-of-Sale Announcement for Multilayer Switch
Feature Card
. The last day to order the
End-of-Sale Announcement for Multilayer Switch Feature Card
is
February 28,
2002. 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
End-of-Sale Announcement for Multilayer Switch Feature Card
. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by
this announcement.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the
End-of-Sale Announcement for Multilayer Switch Feature Card
.
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life
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.
product is distributed to the general public.
September 6, 2001
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.
product is no longer for sale after this date.
February 28, 2002
Last Date of Support
:
HW
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all
support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes
obsolete.
support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes
obsolete.
February 28, 2007
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
UPG-C6K-MSM-MSFC
*Form Req.* Catalyst 6000 MSM to Sup1 w/MSFC and PFC Upgrade
UPG-C6K-SUP1-MSFC
*Form Req.* Catalyst 6000 Sup1 to Sup1 w/MSFC / PFC Upgrade
WS-X6K-S1A-MSFC/2
*Cat. 6000 Red. Sup 1A, 2GE, w/ MSFC / PFC (In Chassis only)
WS-X6K-SUP1A-MSFC
Catalyst 6000 Supervisor Engine1-A, 2GE, plus MSFC and PFC
WS-X6K-SUP1A-MSFC=
Catalyst 6000 Supervisor Engine1-A, 2GE, plus MSFC and PFC
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
Customers are encouraged to migrate to MSFC2, which quadruples the control plane and software forwarding performance. MSFC2 is a
daughter card that can be ordered on the Catalyst 6000 Supervisor 1A (requires the PFC card) or the Supervisor 2. It combines the benefits of
Cisco IOS
® Software with the performance of the Catalyst 6000 to support a broad array of features. MSFC2 adds the following enhancements
to the features already offered by the MSFC:
•
Four times the control plane and forwarding performance of the MSFC
•
Support for Error-Correcting Code (ECC) DRAM with option to upgrade to 256 or 512 MB