Cisco Cisco Content Switching Module 信息指南
Product End-of-Life Notice
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Content
Switching Module
Switching Module
EOL6964
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Content Switching Module. The last
day to order the affected product(s) is August 26, 2010. 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.
Cisco sales teams and channel partners are encouraged to transition their Cisco Content Switching Module (CSM)
sales through migration of their current CSM installed base to the Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) module.
The Cisco ACE is the industry’s most advanced application switching device. It offers a much larger set of
functionality and architectural benefits than the Content Switching Module. In addition to Layer 4 load balancing and
Layer 7 content switching functionality, the Cisco ACE offers advanced features like SSL offloading, virtual devices,
role-based administration, and management, monitoring, and reporting through the Cisco Application Networking
Manager and the command-line interface. The Cisco ACE offers SSL offloading capability (up to 15,000 SSL
transactions per second), virtualization (up to 250 virtual devices), role-based administration, unmatched throughput
(up to 16 Gbps) and software-license-based scalability, all in a single service module. Similar to the Cisco CSM, the
Cisco ACE module is available as a fully integrated solution with the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series or the Cisco 7600
Series. The ACE product is also available as a standalone device.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Content Switching Module
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life Announcement
Date
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.
February 25, 2010
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.
no longer for sale after this date.
August 26, 2010
Last Ship Date:
HW, App. SW
HW, App. SW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract
manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
November 24, 2010
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
HW, App. SW
Releases Date:
HW, App. SW
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.
or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or
test the product software.
August 26, 2011
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 product failure or defect.
of product failure or defect.
August 26, 2011
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
HW, App. SW
Attachment Date:
HW, App. SW
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.
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.
August 26, 2011
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.
November 21, 2012
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
HW
Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
November 21, 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.
August 31, 2013