Cisco Cisco NetFlow Collector 6.0 Information Guide
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PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2722
END-OF-SALE AND END-OF-LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE
CISCO CNS NETWORKFLOW COLLECTION ENGINE SOFTWARE
VERSION 4.0
CISCO CNS NETWORKFLOW COLLECTION ENGINE SOFTWARE
VERSION 4.0
Cisco Systems
®
announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates of the Cisco
®
CNS NetFlow Collection Engine (NFC)
software 4.0. The last day to order the Cisco NFC is April 1, 2005. Customers will continue to receive support from the
Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until April 1, 2008.
Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco NFC. Table 2 lists the product numbers affected by this
announcement.
NFC 5.0 was released in January 2004 and is fully backward compatible with NFC 4.0. Customers currently running NFC4.0 can upgrade to
NFC5.0.
Information about this product can be found at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps1964/index.html
. Table 3 provides relevant
information for migrating from the Cisco NFC 4.0 to the Cisco NFC 5.0.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco CNS NetFlow Collection Engine
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.
October 1, 2004
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.
April 1, 2005
Last Shipment Date
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract
manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead-time.
July 1, 2005
End of Software
Maintenance Releases
Date
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.
April 1, 2006
End of New Service
Attachment Date
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.
April 1, 2006
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or
renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
April 1, 2007
Last Date of Support
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.
April 1, 2008