End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switch Accessories

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Overview

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switch Accessories. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 30, 2020. 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.

End-of-life milestones

Table 1.      End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switch 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.

July 31, 2020

End-of-Sale Date
Accessory

The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.

October 30, 2020

Last Ship Date
Accessory

The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.

January 28, 2021

Product part numbers

Table 2.      Product part numbers affected by this announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number

Product Description

WS-DFC4AXL-4PAK=

DFC4-AXL 4 Pack Bundle

MEM-SUP2T-2GB

Catalyst 6500 2GB memory for Sup2T and Sup2TXL

WS-F6K-DFC4-A

Cat 6k 80G Sys Daughter Board DFC4A for ABA Cards

PSU-BLANK-COVER

Power Supply Blank Cover

CONNECTOR-KIT

Connector Kit

PSU-BLANK-COVER=

Power Supply Blank Cover

WS-C6X06-RACK=

Catalyst 6x06 Rack Mount Kit and Cable Organizer, Spare

WS-C6X09-RACK=

Catalyst 6x09 Rack Mount Kit and Cable Organizer, Spare

CLK-7600=

Spare Clock card for CISCO7603, CISCO7606 or CISCO7609 (FRU)

CONNECTOR-KIT=

Connector Kit

FERRITE-BEAD

FERRITE-BEAD

FERRITE-BEAD=

FERRITE-BEAD

GROUND-LUG-KIT=

Ground Lug Kit for Chassis

KIT-MNTG-CG-4=

Mounting Kit and Cable Guide For CISCO 7604 and 6504-E

MEM-SUP2T-2GB=

Catalyst 6500 2GB memory for Sup2T and Sup2TXL S

MEM-XCEF720-1GB

Catalyst 6500 1GB DDR, xCEF720 (67xx interface, DFC3BXL)

MEM-XCEF720-1GB=

Catalyst 6500 1GB DDR, xCEF720 (67xx interface, DFC3BXL)

WS-C6597=

Catalyst C6506/9(E and Non-E) 23in Center Rack Mount Kit

WS-C6K-VTT-E

^Catalyst 6500 series VTT Modules

WS-C6K-VTT-E=

Catalyst 6500 E-series VTT Modules

WS-DFC4A-4PAK=

DFC4-A 4 Pack Bundle

WS-F6K-DFC4-A=

Catalyst 6500 Dist Fwd Card DFC4 S

WS-F6K-DFC4-A++=

Catalyst 6500 Dist Fwd Card DFC4 S

WS-F6K-DFC4-AXL

Cat 6k 80G Sys Daughter Board DFC4AXL for ABA Cards

WS-F6K-DFC4-AXL=

Catalyst 6500 Dist Fwd Card DFC4XL S

WS-F6K-DFC4-AXL++=

Catalyst 6500 Dist Fwd Card DFC4XL S

Product migration options

There is no replacement available for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switch Accessories at this time.

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

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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