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PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2286
Addendum in reference to End of Sale for Selected Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Components
Addendum/Effective Date 1
May 7, 2004
Addendum/Effective Date 2
December 22, 2004
Original Bulletin Announcement Date
September 23, 2003
Original Bulletin Information
2286
Cisco Systems
® announces the end of sale and end of life of the Cisco
® Catalyst
® 6500 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Module and change in orderability for the Cisco Catalyst 6509 RJ-21 and RJ48 inline power bundles. The last day to order these components is May 31, 2004. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until May 31, 2009. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for these components. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. Table 3 outlines the replacement products.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Replacement Product listed in Table 3.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Product Part Numbers Affected by this Announcement
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.
September 10, 2003
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 31, 2004
Last Shipment 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 31, 2004
End of Software 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.
May 31, 2005
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.
May 31, 2005
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
December 31, 2008
Last Date of Support
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
May 31, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
The recommended replacement for the Cisco EOS Product is listed below in (Table 3).
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Cisco EOL Product
Cisco Minimal Replacement Product
Cisco Recommended Replacement Product
Replacement Description/Benefit
WS-X6416-GE-MT(=)
WS-X6516A-GBIC(=)
WS-X6516A-GBIC(=)
16-port fabric enabled Gigabit Ethernet Module with GBIC interface
BENEFIT: Fabric enabled linecard which is a lower cost and has a higher buffer size of 1MB
WS-C6509-NEB(=)
WS-C6509-NEB-A
WS-C6509-NEB-A + FAN-MOD-09
Enhanced Nine-slot Chassis for all Supervisors and NEBS Environments plus High speed Fan tray
BENEFIT: Lower cost and compatible with all Catalyst 6500 Supervisors.
WS-C6509-NEB-FAN=
FAN-MOD-09
FAN-MOD-09
Enhanced Nine-slot High Speed Fan Tray
BENEFIT: Compatible with all Catalyst 6500 Supervisors.
WS-CDC-1300W(=)
WS-CDC-2500W(=)
PWR-4000-DC(=)
2500W DC power supply or 4000W DC power supply
BENEFIT: Higher wattage power supply able to support future PoE devices
WS-CAC-1300W(=)
WS-CAC-2500W(=)
WS-CAC-3000W(=) or WS-CAC-4000W-US(=) or WS-CAC-4000W-INT(=) or
WS-CAC-6000W(=)
2500W AC power supply or 3000W AC power supply or 4000W AC power supply (US) or 4000W AC power supply (Int'l) or
6000W AC power supply
Benefit: Higher wattage power supply able to support future PoE devices
WS-C6509-RJ21-96
1x WS-C6509
2x WS-CAC-2500W
1x WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN
1x WS-X6K-SUP1A-PFC
2x WS-X6148-RJ21V
1x WS-C6509-E
2x WS-CAC-3000W
1x WS-C6509-E-FAN
1x WS-SUP32-GE-3B
2x WS-X6148-21AF
Individual Components
Benefit: Cisco recommended products have a higher power supply and can support IEEE 802.3af PoE devices
WS-C6509-RJ45-96
1x WS-C6509
2x WS-CAC-2500W
1x WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN
1x WS-X6K-SUP1A-PFC
2x WS-X6148-RJ45V
1x WS-C6509-E
2x WS-CAC-3000W
1x WS-C6509-E-FAN
1x WS-SUP32-GE-3B
2x WS-X6148A-45AF
Individual Components
Benefit: Cisco recommended products have a higher power supply and can support IEEE 802.3af PoE devices
Table 4. Minimum and Recommended Software for Replacement Products
Replacement Models
Minimum CatOS
Recommended CatOS
Minimum IOS (12.1E train)
Recommended IOS (12.1E train)
Minimum IOS (12.2S train)
Recommended IOS (12.2S train)
WS-X6516A-GBIC
7.5(1)
7.5(1)
12.1(19)E1
12.1(19)E1
SUP720- 12.2(14)SX SUP2- 12.2(17d)SXB
12.2(17d)SXB (SUP720/SUP2)
WS-C6509-NEB-A
8.1(1)
8.1(1)
12.1(19)E1
12.1(19)E1
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
FAN-MOD-09
8.1(1)
8.1(1)
12.1(19)E1
12.1(19)E1
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
WS-CDC-2500W
5.4(2)
6.3(7)
12.1(6)E
12.1(13)E11
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
WS-CAC-2500W
5.4(2)
6.3(7)
12.1(6)E
12.1(13)E11
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
WS-CAC-3000W
8.3(1)
8.3(1)
12.1(13)E
12.1(26)E1
12.2(17d)SXB
12.2(17d)SXB
WS-CAC-4000W-US
6.1(3)
6.3(7)
12.1(6)E
12.1(13)E11
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
WS-CAC-4000W-INT
6.1(3)
6.3(7)
12.1(6)E
12.1(13)E11
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
PWR-4000-DC
8.1(1)
8.1(1)
12.1(19)E1
12.1(19)E1
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
WS-CAC-6000W
8.4(1)
8.4(1)
NA
NA
12.2(18)SXD
12.2(18)SXD
WS-SUP32-GE-3B
8.4
8.4
NA
NA
12.2(17)SXB7
12.2(17)SXB7
WS-X6K-S2-PFC2
6.1(1d)
6.3(7)
NA
NA
N/A
N/A
WS-X6148-21AF
8.2(1)
8.2(1)
NA
NA
12.2(17d)SXB
12.2(17d)SXB
WS-X6148-45AF
8.2(1)
8.2(1)
NA
NA
12.2(17d)SXB
12.2(17d)SXB
WS-C6509-E-FAN
6.3(7)
8.3(1)
12.1(1)E
12.1(19)E1
12.2(14)SX
12.2(17d)SXB
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN2
8.1(1)
8.1(1)
12.1(19)E1
12.1(19)E1
12.2(14)SX
12.2(14)SX
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