Cisco CATALYST 4000 SUPERVISOR I RJ45 Specification Guide
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PRODUCT BULLETIN, NO. 2391
CISCO CATALYST 4003 CHASSIS, SUPERVISOR ENGINE I,
SUPERVISOR ENGINE III, CISCO IOS SOFTWARE RELEASE
SUPERVISOR ENGINE III, CISCO IOS SOFTWARE RELEASE
12.1(12C)EW, AND ASSOCIATED BUNDLES
Addendum Date
May 3, 2004
Effective Date
May 3, 2004
Original Bulletin Announcement Date
January 26, 2004
Original Bulletin Information
PB2391
Cisco Systems
®
announces the end of life of the Cisco
®
Catalyst
®
4003 chassis (WS-C4003-S1), Cisco Catalyst 4000 Supervisor Engine I
(WS-X4012), Cisco Catalyst 4000/4500 Supervisor Engine III (WS-X4014), Cisco IOS
®
Software Release 12.1(12c)EW, and associated bundles.
The end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates are separated in to two sections: Table 1a and 2a.
The end-of-life Cisco Catalyst product bundles that contain DC power supplies (Table 2a) have been extended 9 months. Table 2b lists the affected
product IDs. For all other end-of-sale Cisco Catalyst 4000/4500 products in this product bulletin, please refer to Tables 1a and 1b.
Cisco Catalyst 4003 and Cisco Catalyst 4000 Supervisor Engine I customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst4503 with Supervisor
Engine II-Plus, which provides nonblocking Layer 2 switching, basic Layer 3 routing, comprehensive Layer 3-4 security, and QoS at up to 64 Gbps
and 48 Mpps.
Cisco Catalyst 4000/4500 Supervisor Engine III customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 4000/4500 Supervisor Engine IV, which
includes the same features and functions as the Supervisor Engine III, plus additional enhancements at a lower price.
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(12c)EW customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(25)EWA2 or later. These
releases support additional hardware and software features.
For more information about the Cisco Catalyst 4503, Supervisor Engine II-Plus, and Supervisor Engine IV, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
Table 1a.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates including the Cisco Catalyst 4003, Catalyst 4000 Supervisor Engine I, Catalyst
4000/4500 Supervisor Engine III, and Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(12c)EW. Please see Table 1b for the complete
list of products.
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life
Announcement Date
Announcement Date
The date the end of sale and end of life of a product is announced to the general public.
January 26, 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
longer for sale after this date
July 26, 2004
Last Shipment Date
The last-possible date that Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers will ship the affected product.
September 30, 2004
End of Software
Maintenance
Releases Date
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.
fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product
software.
July 26, 2005