Cisco Cisco Catalyst 4506-E Switch Information Guide
Product End-of-Life Notice
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(53)SG
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(53)SG
EOL8837
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS Software
Release 12.2(53)SG. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 17, 2013.
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.
Release 12.2(53)SG. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 17, 2013.
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.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(53)SG
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life Announcement
Date
Date
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is
distributed to the general public.
distributed to the general public.
November 16, 2012
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.
longer for sale after this date.
May 17, 2013
Last Ship Date:
OS SW
OS 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.
Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
May 17, 2013
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
OS SW
Releases Date:
OS 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.
bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test
the product software.
May 17, 2014
End of
Vulnerability/Security
Support:
OS SW
Vulnerability/Security
Support:
OS SW
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or
scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.
scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.
May 16, 2016
Last Date of Support:
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active
service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for
the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for
the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
May 31, 2018
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software