Cisco Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module Guida Informativa
Product End-of-Life Notice
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
Switching Module
Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
Switching Module
EOL8786—Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco MDS 9000 24-
Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module. The last day to order the affected
product(s) is July 31, 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 under the terms and conditions of customers'
service contract.
Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module. The last day to order the affected
product(s) is July 31, 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 under the terms and conditions of customers'
service contract.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life
Announcement Date
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.
distributed to the general public.
October 19, 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.
July 31, 2013
Last Ship Date:
HW
HW
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.
October 29, 2013
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date:
HW
Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of
hardware product failure or defect.
hardware product failure or defect.
July 31, 2014
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
HW
Attachment Date:
HW
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.
last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software
to an existing service-and-support contract.
July 31, 2014
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
HW
Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
October 26, 2017
Last Date of Support:
HW
HW
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.
July 31, 2018
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module:
The 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced switching module delivers full-duplex aggregate performance of 512 Gbps, making
this module well-suited for the attachment of high-performance 8-Gbps storage subsystems or either 8- or 10-
Gbps Inter-Switch Links (ISLs).