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EOL12669
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 3 YR Subscriptions. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 5, 2020. The last day to renew or add to an existing subscription is May 5, 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.
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 3 YR Subscriptions
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 5, 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. |
May 5, 2020 |
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. |
May 5, 2020 |
End of Change/Renewal Date* |
The last date to Renew or Add to an existing subscription. |
May 5, 2020 |
End of Signature Release Date License |
The date after which there will be no more signature update release for Cisco ASA5506 products |
July 31, 2022 |
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. |
July 31, 2022 |
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 |
L-ASA5506T-URL-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 Threat Defense URL Filtering 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506T-TC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 Threat Defense Threat and URL 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506T-TM-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 Threat Defense Threat and Malware 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506T-TMC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 Threat Defense Threat, Malware and URL 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506T-T-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 Threat Defense Threat Protection 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506T-AMP-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 Threat Defense Malware Protection 3Y |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506WT-AMP-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506W Threat Defense Malware Protection 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506WT-URL-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506W Threat Defense URL Filtering 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
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- |
L-ASA5506WT-TM-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506W Threat Defense Threat and Malware 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506WT-TC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506W Threat Defense Threat and URL 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506WT-TMC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506W Threat Defense Threat, Malware, URL 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
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- |
L-ASA5506WT-T-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506W Threat Defense Threat Protection 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
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- |
L-ASA5506H-TA-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H-X FirePOWER IPS 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
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- |
L-ASA5506H-AMP-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H-X FirePOWER AMP 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506H-TAC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H-X IPS, URL Filtering 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506H-TAM-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H-X FirePOWER IPS, AMP 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506H-TAMC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H-X IPS, AMP, URL Filtering 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506H-URL-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H-X FirePOWER URL Filtering 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506-AMP-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 FirePOWER AMP 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506-TAC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 FirePOWER IPS and URL 3YR Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
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- |
L-ASA5506-URL-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 FirePOWER URL 3YR Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506-TA-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 FirePOWER IPS 3YR Subscription |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506-TAM-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 FirePOWER IPS and AMP 3YR Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506-TAMC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506 FirePOWER IPS, AVC, AMP, and URL 3YR Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506HT-AMP-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H Threat Defense Malware Protection 3Y |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506HT-URL-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H Threat Defense URL Filtering 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506HT-TC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H Threat Defense Threat and URL 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506HT-TM-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H Threat Defense Threat and Malware 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506HT-TMC-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H Threat Defense Threat, Malware, URL 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
L-ASA5506HT-T-3Y |
Cisco ASA5506H Threat Defense Threat Protection 3Y Subs |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
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- |
The migration solution for the ASA5506 is the Cisco Firepower 1010 Series Appliances. See the following link for more information https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/firepower-1000-series/datasheet-c78-742469.html.
Customers can continue to purchase the 1YR subscriptions as available.
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.
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.
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