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EOL14631
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco MDS Subscription. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 12, 2022. The last day to renew or add to an existing subscription is August 12, 2022. 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 MDS Subscription
| 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. |
February 11, 2022 |
| 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. |
August 12, 2022 |
| 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. |
August 12, 2022 |
| 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. |
August 12, 2023 |
| 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. |
August 12, 2022 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
August 12, 2022 |
| End of Change/Renewal Date* |
The last date to Renew or Add to an existing subscription. |
August 12, 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. |
August 31, 2025 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Additional Information |
| M91XK9-SD-1Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9100 1Y |
- |
| M91XK9-SD-3Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9100 3Y |
- |
| M91XK9-SD-5Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9100 5Y |
- |
| M91XK9-SD-7Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9100 7Y |
- |
| M93XK9-SD-1Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9300 1Y |
- |
| M93XK9-SD-3Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9300 3Y |
- |
| M93XK9-SD-5Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9300 5Y |
- |
| M93XK9-SD-7Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9300 7Y |
- |
| M97XK9-SD-1Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9700 1Y |
- |
| M97XK9-SD-3Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9700 3Y |
- |
| M97XK9-SD-5Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9700 5Y |
- |
| M97XK9-SD-7Y |
MDS SA + DCNM Subscription M9700 7Y |
- |
There is no replacement available for the Cisco MDS Subscription at this time.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.
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