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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.5.x. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 17, 2024. 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.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is the next generation version of Data Center Network Manager or DCNM. NDFC runs as a service on top of Nexus Dashboard (ND) cluster that can be either a physical or a virtual cluster. Cisco NDFC is fully integrated within the Nexus Dashboard platform, enabling a totally new user experience that simplifies and enhances the solution while providing the traditional capabilities of DCNM. NDFC continues to be the comprehensive management and automation solution for all Cisco Nexus and Cisco Multilayer Distributed Switching (MDS) platforms powered by Cisco NX-OS. NDFC provides a single point of management, streamlined automation, comprehensive monitoring and visibility, for deployments spanning LAN, SAN, and IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) fabrics.
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.5.x
| 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. |
October 18, 2023 |
| 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. |
April 17, 2024 |
| Last Ship Date: |
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. |
July 16, 2024 |
| End of SW 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. |
April 17, 2025 |
| End of New Service Attachment Date: |
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. |
April 17, 2025 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
April 17, 2026 |
| Last Date of Support: |
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. |
April 30, 2026 |
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 |
| DCNM-SVR-11.5.3-K9 |
DCNM Server Base SW Release DCNM-V11.5.3 |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
NDFC 12.x |
- |
| DCNM-SVR-11.5-K9 |
DCNM Server Base SW Release DCNM-V11.5 |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
NDFC 12.x |
- |
| DCNM-SE-DK9-11.5 |
DCNM SE Base Software Release 11.5 |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
NDFC 12.x |
- |
| DCNM-SE-DK9-11.5= |
DCNM SE Base Software Release 11.5 |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
There is no additional licensing requirements when migrating from DCNM to NDFC. Please refer to the FAQ given below for details on migration/license migration. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/cloud-systems-management/prime-data-center-network-manager/nexus-fabric-controller-faq.html
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
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