Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Firewall Services Module Guia De Informação
Product End-of-Life Notice
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 7600 Series Firewall
Services Modules
Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 7600 Series Firewall
Services Modules
EOL8184
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500
and 7600 Series Firewall Services Modules. The last day to order the affected
product(s) is September 25, 2012. 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.
and 7600 Series Firewall Services Modules. The last day to order the affected
product(s) is September 25, 2012. 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 Catalyst 6500 and 7600 Series Firewall Services Modules
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.
March 27, 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.
September 25, 2012
Last Ship Date:
App. SW, OS SW, HW
App. SW, OS SW, 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.
December 24, 2012
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
App. SW, OS SW, HW
Releases Date:
App. SW, OS SW, HW
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.
September 25, 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.
September 25, 2013
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
App. SW, OS SW, HW
Attachment Date:
App. SW, OS SW, 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.
September 25, 2013
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
OS SW, HW
Renewal Date:
OS SW, HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
December 21, 2016
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
App. SW
Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
December 22, 2014
Last Date of Support:
App. SW
App. SW
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.
services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
September 30, 2015
Last Date of Support:
HW
HW
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.
services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
September 30, 2017
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software