Cisco 2912 12 PORT LRE WITH 4 10/100 PORTS Specification Guide
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Product Bulletin No. 2338
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco
Catalyst 2900 Series LRE XL Switch
Cisco Systems
®
announces the end of life of the Cisco® Catalyst® 2900 Series LRE XL Switch.
The last day to order Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series LRE XL switches will be April 26, 2004.
Customers with the appropriate support contract may continue to receive support from the
Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until April 26, 2009. Table 1 describes the end-of-life
milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series LRE XL Switch.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco Catalyst 2950 LRE Series switches that provide
advanced Layer 2 to Layer 4 intelligent services. Customers can deploy advanced quality of service
(QoS), granular rate limiting, enhanced network security, and multicast management networkwide,
while maintaining the simplicity of traditional LAN switching.
Information about the Catalyst 2950 LRE Series is available at:
Table 1
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series LRE XL Switch
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-sale and
end-of-life
announcement
end-of-life
announcement
The date the document that announces the end of sale and
end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.
end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.
October 24,
2003
2003
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.
point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for
sale after this date.
April 26, 2004
Last shipment
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco
and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is
dependent on lead time.
and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is
dependent on lead time.
July 26, 2004
End of software
maintenance
releases
maintenance
releases
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.
software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this
date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair,
maintain, or test the product software.
April 26, 2005
End of Routine
failure analysis date
failure analysis date
The last possible date a routine failure analysis may be
performed to determine the cause of product failure or
defect.
performed to determine the cause of product failure or
defect.
April 26, 2005
End of new service
attachment
attachment
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.
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 26, 2005
End of service
contract renewal
contract renewal
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.
product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend
beyond the last date of support.
April 26, 2008
for hardware
and OS
for hardware
and OS