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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 5, 2023. 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 6000 Series Switches
| 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. |
March 7, 2023 |
| 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. |
September 5, 2023 |
| 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. |
December 4, 2023 |
| 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. |
September 4, 2024 |
| 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. |
September 4, 2024 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
September 4, 2025 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
December 1, 2027 |
| 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. |
September 30, 2025 |
| 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. |
September 30, 2028 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW1 |
Test Only-Not for Customer Use |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW2 |
Test Only-Not for Customer Use |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW3 |
Test Only-Not for Customer Use |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW4 |
Test Only-Not for Customer Use |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW5 |
Test Only-Not for Customer Use |
| S2TIS-12250SY |
Cisco CAT6000-VS-S2T IOS IP SERV |
| S6M3A2H-12214SX |
Cisco CATALYST 6000 MSFC3 IOS ENT W/VIP/FW SSH |
| WS-C6503-EMS-LIC |
Catalyst 6503 RMON Agent License |
| WS-C6504-EMS-LIC |
Catalyst 6504 RMON Agent License |
| WS-C6X06-EMS-LIC= |
Catalyst 6x06 RMON Agent License |
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switches at this time.
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 https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switches 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: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
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.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html.
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