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EOL13449 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOx standalone license subscription, as IOx is now part of standard IOS license/release. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 27, 2020. The last day to renew or add to an existing subscription is November 27, 2020. Customers with active service contracts and subscriptions (as applicable) 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 and subscriptions (as applicable), support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract and subscription.
Cisco IOx functionality of OS abstraction for containers and VM’s will continue to be available as part of the IOS software purchase/releases and no separate license is needed. Remote management of containers and VM’s are available as part of licensing/purchasing Cisco management solutions such as DNA-C, Kinetic Cloud, FND and upcoming solutions.
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco IOx standalone license subscription, as IOx is now part of standard IOS license/release
| Milestone |
Definition |
Date |
| End-of-Life 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. |
May 29, 2020 |
| 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. |
November 27, 2020 |
| End of Change/Renewal Date * |
The last date to Renew or Add to an existing subscription. |
November 27, 2020 |
| Last Date of Support** |
The last date to receive applicable subscription entitlements, service and support for the product as entitled by active subscriptions and service contracts (as applicable) or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all subscription and support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
November 30, 2023 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Replacement Product Part Number |
Replacement Product Description |
Additional Information |
| IOX-809-CORE |
Cisco IOx Core Software for the 809 family |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| IOX-819-CORE |
Cisco IOx Core Software for the 819 family |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| IOX-829-CORE |
Cisco IOx Core Software for the 829 family |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| IOX-CGMSRV-CORE |
Cisco IOx Core Software for the CGR server module |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
Cisco IOx functionality of OS abstraction for containers and VM’s will continue to be available as part of the IOS software purchase/releases and no separate license is needed. Remote management of containers and VM’s are available as part of licensing/purchasing Cisco management solutions such as DNA-C, Kinetic Cloud, FND and upcoming solutions. Cisco IOx-Fog Director capability has been rolled into Cisco FND and Kinetic GMM Management software offered by Cisco IoTBU. To manage IOx edge applications at scale customers are advised to move to Management software offered by Cisco IoTBU. Cisco FND: Ver 4.5 and above https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/iot-field-network-director/index.html Kinetic GMM: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/internet-of-things/cisco-kinetic-gateway-management-module-gmm.html.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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