EOL9892 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-10G-3C, Select 67xx Line Cards, and Accessories. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 31, 2015. 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.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-10G-3C, Select 67xx Line Cards, and Accessories
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 31, 2014 |
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. |
July 31, 2015 |
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. |
October 31, 2015 |
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. |
July 31, 2018 |
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. |
July 31, 2016 |
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. |
July 31, 2016 |
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 31, 2019 |
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. |
July 31, 2020 |
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 |
WS-X6724-SFP= |
Catalyst 6500 24-port GigE Mod: fabric-enabled (Req. SFPs) |
WS-X6824-SFP-2T= |
Catalyst 6500 24-port GigE Mod: fabric-enabled with DFC4 S |
- |
WS-X6724-SFP |
Catalyst 6500 24-port GigE Mod: fabric-enabled (Req. SFPs) |
WS-X6824-SFP-2T |
Catalyst 6500 24-port GigE Mod: fabric-enabled with DFC4 |
- |
WS-X6716-10T-3CXL= |
Catalyst 6500 16-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T module w/DFC3XL |
WS-X6816-10T-2TXL= |
Catalyst 6500 16-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T module w/DFC4XL S |
- |
WS-X6716-10T-3CXL |
Catalyst 6500 16-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T module w/DFC3XL |
WS-X6816-10T-2TXL |
16 Port 10G Ethernet Copper Module with DFC4XL |
- |
WS-X6716-10T-3C= |
Catalyst 6500 16-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T module w/DFC3 (spare) |
WS-X6816-10T-2T= |
Catalyst 6500 16-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T module w/DFC4 S |
- |
WS-X6716-10T-3C |
Catalyst 6500 16-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T module w/DFC3 |
WS-X6816-10T-2T |
Catalyst 6500 16-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T module w/DFC4 |
- |
WS-X6716-10G-3CXL= |
Catalyst 6500 16 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet w/ DFC3CXL (req X2) |
WS-X6816-10G-2TXL= |
Catalyst 6500 16 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet w/ DFC4XL S |
- |
WS-X6716-10G-3CXL |
Catalyst 6500 16 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet w/ DFC3CXL (req X2) |
WS-X6816-10G-2TXL |
16 Port 10G with DFC4XL |
- |
WS-X6704-10GE= |
Cat6500 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module (req. XENPAKs) |
WS-X6816-10G-2T= |
16 Port 10G with DFC4 |
- |
WS-X6716-10G-3C= |
Catalyst 6500 16 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet w/ DFC3C (req X2) |
WS-X6816-10G-2T= |
16 Port 10G with DFC4 |
- |
WS-X6704-10GE |
Cat6500 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module (req. XENPAKs) |
WS-X6816-10G-2T |
16 Port 10G with DFC4 |
- |
WS-X6704-10GE-4LR |
WS-X6704-10GE with 4 LR XENPAKs |
WS-X6816-10G-2T |
16 Port 10G with DFC4 |
- |
WS-X6716-10G-3C |
Catalyst 6500 16 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet w/ DFC3C (req X2) |
WS-X6816-10G-2T |
16 Port 10G with DFC4 |
- |
WS-X6704-10GE= |
Cat6500 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module (req. XENPAKs) |
WS-X6708-10G-3C= |
C6K 8 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module with DFC3C (req. X2) |
- |
WS-X6704-10GE |
Cat6500 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module (req. XENPAKs) |
WS-X6708-10G-3C |
C6K 8 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module with DFC3C (req. X2) |
- |
WS-X6704-10GE-4LR |
WS-X6704-10GE with 4 LR XENPAKs |
WS-X6708-10G-3C |
C6K 8 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module with DFC3C (req. X2) |
- |
WS-C6K-VTT= |
Catalyst 6000 VTT Module, Spare |
WS-C6K-VTT-E= |
Catalyst 6500 E-series VTT Modules |
- |
WS-C6K-CL= |
Catalyst 6000 Clock Module, Spare |
CLK-7600= |
Spare Clock card for CISCO7603, CISCO7606 or CISCO7609 (FRU) |
Spare Clock card for Catalyst 6500E platforms |
VS-S720-10G-3CXL= |
Cat 6500 Supervisor 720 with 2x10GbE and 3x1GE MSFC3 PFC3CXL |
VS-S2T-10G-XL= |
Cat 6500 Sup 2T with 2x10GbE and 3 x 1GbE with MSFC5 PFC4XL |
- |
VS-S720-10G-3CXL |
Cat 6500 Supervisor 720 with 2 ports 10GbE MSFC3 PFC3C XL |
VS-S2T-10G-XL |
Cat 6500 Sup 2T with 2x10GbE and 3 x 1GbE with MSFC5 PFC4XL |
- |
VS-S720-10G-3C= |
Cat 6500 Supervisor 720 with 2 x 10GbE and 3x1GE MSFC3 PFC3C |
VS-S2T-10G= |
Cat 6500 Sup 2T with 2 x 10GbE and 3 x 1GbE with MSFC5 PFC4 |
- |
VS-S720-10G-3C |
Cat 6500 Supervisor 720 with 2 ports 10GbE and MSFC3 PFC3C |
VS-S2T-10G |
Cat 6500 Sup 2T with 2 x 10GbE and 3 x 1GbE with MSFC5 PFC4 |
- |
VS-C6509VE-S72010G |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray+Sup720-10G; IP Base ONLY incl. VSS |
VS-C6509VE-SUP2T |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray + Sup2T; IP Services ONLY incl VSS |
Upon LDoS of the Bundle PIDs, customers have the option to book Service Contracts on the individual components of the Bundle, based on components support availability. |
VS-C6509E-S720-10G |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray+Sup720-10G; IP Base ONLY incl. VSS |
VS-C6509E-SUP2T |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray + Sup2T; IP Services ONLY incl VSS |
Upon LDoS of the Bundle PIDs, customers have the option to book Service Contracts on the individual components of the Bundle, based on components support availability. |
VS-C6506E-S720-10G |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray+Sup720-10G; IP Base ONLY incl. VSS |
VS-C6506E-SUP2T |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray + Sup2T; IP Services ONLY incl VSS |
Upon LDoS of the Bundle PIDs, customers have the option to book Service Contracts on the individual components of the Bundle, based on components support availability. |
VS-C6504E-S720-10G |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray+Sup720-10G; IP Base ONLY incl. VSS |
VS-C6504E-SUP2T |
Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray + Sup2T; IP Services ONLY incl VSS |
Upon LDoS of the Bundle PIDs, customers have the option to book Service Contracts on the individual components of the Bundle, based on components support availability. |
BF-S720-64MB-RP |
Bootflash for SUP720-64MB-RP |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
BF-S720-64MB-SP |
Bootflash for SUP720 - 64MB-SP |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
BF-S720-64MB-SP= |
Catalyst 6500 64MB bootflash |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
CF-ADAPTER |
Compact Flash Adapter for Sup720/3B/3BXL |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
CF-ADAPTER= |
Compact Flash Adapter for Sup720/3B/3BXL |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
FAN-MOD-09 |
Fan Module for CISCO7609 and Catalyst WS-C6509-NEB-A |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
FAN-MOD-09= |
Fan Mod CISCO7609 (2 required)/Cat6509-NEB-A (1 required) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
KIT-MNTG-09= |
Mounting Kit For CISCO7609/Cat6509-NEB-A chassis |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-C6K-CPTFL256M |
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 256MB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-C6K-CPTFL256M= |
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 256MB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-C6K-DRV-1G |
Catalyst 6500 Microdrive, 1GB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-C6K-DRV-1G= |
Catalyst 6500 Microdrive, 1GB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-DFC-128MB |
Catalyst 6500 128MB DRAM for DFC |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-DFC-128MB= |
Catalyst 6500 128MB DRAM for DFC, Spare |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-DFC-256MB |
Catalyst 6500 256MB DRAM for DFC |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-DFC-256MB= |
Catalyst 6500 256MB DRAM for DFC, Spare |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-DFC-512MB |
Catalyst 6500 512MB DRAM for DFC |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-DFC-512MB= |
Catalyst 6500 512MB DRAM for DFC, Spare |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-MSFC2-512MB |
Catalyst 6500 512MB DRAM on the MSFC2 or SUP720 MSFC3 |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
MEM-MSFC2-512MB= |
Catalyst 6500 512MB DRAM on the MSFC2 or SUP720 MSFC3, Spare |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
VS-F6K-MSFC3 |
Catalyst 6500 Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) III |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
VS-F6K-MSFC3= |
Catalyst 6500 Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) III |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
VS-F6K-PFC3C |
Catalyst 6500 Sup 720-10G Policy Feature Card 3C |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
VS-F6K-PFC3C= |
Catalyst 6500 Sup 720-10G Policy Feature Card 3C |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
VS-F6K-PFC3CXL |
Catalyst 6500 Sup720-10G Policy Feature Card 3CXL |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
VS-F6K-PFC3CXL= |
Catalyst 6500 Sup720-10G Policy Feature Card 3CXL |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
WS-CF-UPG-1GB= |
Catalyst6500/Cisco7600 Compact Flash Adapter with 1GB CF |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
WS-CF-UPG= |
Catalyst 6500/Cisco 7600 Compact Flash Adapter with 512M CF |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
WS-F6K-XENBLNKCVR |
Catalyst 6500 Xenpak Blank Covers for WS-X6704-10GE |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
WS-F6K-XENBLNKCVR= |
Catalyst 6500 Xenpak Blank Covers for WS-X6704-10GE |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
WS-X6K-5DB-ATT= |
5dB 1550nm Fixed Loss Attenuator (spare) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T, Select 68xx Line Cards, and Accessories.
Upon LDoS of the Bundle PIDs, customers have the option to book Service Contracts on the individual components of the Bundle, based on components support availability.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-10G-3C, Select 67xx Line Cards, and Accessories the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly 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: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
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