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EOL5018-Amended
Cisco
® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720/32 Compact Flash Memory 64 MB. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 29, 2006. 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 until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Customers are encouraged to buy the 128-512 MB flash memory options.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720/32 Compact Flash Memory 64 MB
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.
June 30, 2006
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.
December 29, 2006
Last Ship Date: HW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
March 29, 2007
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
December 29, 2007
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW
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.
December 29, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
March 26, 2011
Last Date of Support: HW
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.
December 28, 2011
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
MEM-C6K-CPTFL64M
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 64MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL128M
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 128MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL64M
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 64MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL256M
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 256MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL64M
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 64MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL512M
Catalyst 6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 512MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL64M=
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 64MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL128M=
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 128MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL64M=
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 64MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL256M=
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 256MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL64M=
Cat6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 64MB
MEM-C6K-CPTFL512M=
Catalyst 6500 Sup720/Sup32 Compact Flash Mem 512MB
Product Migration Options
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720/32 now requires at least 128 MB of compact flash memory. The recommended replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720/32 Compact Flash Memory 64 MB is the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720/32 Compact Flash Memory 128 MB,256 MB,or 512 MB Flash Memory.
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720/32 Compact Flash Memory 64 MB through 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.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: