End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Unity Connection Versions 8.5 and 8.6
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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Unity Connection Versions 8.5 and 8.6. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 11, 2014. 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 Unity Connection Versions 8.5 and 8.6
| 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. |
February 10, 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. |
August 11, 2014 |
| 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. |
November 9, 2014 |
| 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. |
August 11, 2015 |
| 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. |
August 11, 2015 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
November 6, 2016 |
| 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. |
August 31, 2017 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product |
Product Description |
| UNITYCN8-7825 |
Unity Connection 8.x for 7825 |
| UNITYCN8-7825-D |
Unity Connection 8.x for 7825 - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-7835 |
Unity Connection 8.x for 7835 |
| UNITYCN8-7835-D |
Unity Connection 8.x for 7835 - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-7845 |
Unity Connection 8.x for 7845 |
| UNITYCN8-7845-D |
Unity Connection 8.x for 7845 - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-ADD-PS |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.x Add-on for Public Sector |
| UNITYCN8-CPW |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.x for CUWP |
| UNITYCN8-CPW-ADDON |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.x Addon |
| UNITYCN8-CPW-PAK |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.0 PAK and SW kit |
| UNITYCN8-CPW-USR |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.0 Single User License |
| UNITYCN8-D-KIT |
Unity Connection 8.x Domino Media and License |
| UNITYCN8-GOV-K9 |
Unity Connection 8.x Software |
| UNITYCN8-HA-7825 |
Unity Connection 8.x HA for 7825 |
| UNITYCN8-HA-7825-D |
Unity Connection 8.x HA for 7825 - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-HA-7835 |
Unity Connection 8.x HA for 7835 |
| UNITYCN8-HA-7835-D |
Unity Connection 8.x HA for 7835 - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-HA-7845 |
Unity Connection 8.x HA for 7845 |
| UNITYCN8-HA-7845-D |
Unity Connection 8.x HA for 7845 - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-HA-CPW |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.0 High Availability |
| UNITYCN8-HA-PAK |
Unity Connection 8.x HA PAK |
| UNITYCN8-HA-PORT |
Unity Connection 8.x HA Ports |
| UNITYCN8-HA-PORT-D |
Unity Connection 8.x HA Ports - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-HA-UPG |
Upgrade HA to Unity Connection 8.x |
| UNITYCN8-HA-UPG-D |
Upgrade HA to Unity Connection 8.x - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-HA-VMWARE |
Unity Connection 8.x HA for VMware |
| UNITYCN8-HCS-ADDON |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.x Add-On |
| UNITYCN8-HCS-PS |
Cisco Unity Connection 8.x Add-on for Public Sector |
| UNITYCN8-HOTEL-ARC |
One Unity Connection 8.x Hospitality Archive Mailbox |
| UNITYCN8-HOTEL-K9 |
Unity Connection 8.x Software |
| UNITYCN8-HOTEL-USR |
One Unity Connection 8.x User - All user Features |
| UNITYCN8-K9 |
Unity Connection 8.x Software |
| UNITYCN8-MAXP-EA |
Unity Connection 8.x Port License - Max ports for EA |
| UNITYCN8-MAXP-HCS |
Unity Connection 8.x Port License - Max ports for HCS |
| UNITYCN8-NFR |
Unity Connection 8.x Not for Resale |
| UNITYCN8-PAK |
Unity Connection PAK |
| UNITYCN8-PORT |
Unity Connection 8.x Ports |
| UNITYCN8-PORT-D |
Unity Connection 8.x Ports - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-PT |
Current Number of Ports in Existing Deployment |
| UNITYCN8-PT-LIC |
Unity Connection 8.x Port License |
| UNITYCN8-RTU |
Unity Connection 8.x Right to Use |
| UNITYCN8-SC-GUEST |
Speech Connect for Cisco Unity Connection 8.x Guest User |
| UNITYCN8-SV10MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 10 Month license (add-on |
| UNITYCN8-SV11MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 11 Month license (add-on |
| UNITYCN8-SV1MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 1 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SV25USR |
SpeechView CUC 8.x One Yr bundle? 25 usr CUC, 25 usr SV |
| UNITYCN8-SV2MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 2 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SV3MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 3 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SV4MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 4 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SV5MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 5 Month license (add-on |
| UNITYCN8-SV6MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 6 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SV7MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 7 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SV8MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 8 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SV9MO |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x 9 Month license (add-on) |
| UNITYCN8-SVANNUAL |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x Annual 12 month license |
| UNITYCN8-SVNFR |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x NFR Addon |
| UNITYCN8-SVNFR-USR |
SpeechView for Unity Connection 8.x NFR Addon Usr (10 users) |
| UNITYCN8-USR |
One Unity Connection 8.x User - All user Features |
| UNITYCN8-USR-ADDON |
Unity Connection 8.x Additional Mailbox for CUWL Only |
| UNITYCN8-USR-D |
One Unity Connection 8.x User - All user Features - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-USR-EA |
Unity Connection 8.x User License for EA |
| UNITYCN8-USR-HCS |
Unity Connection 8.x User License for HCS |
| UNITYCN8-UWL |
Unity Connection 8.x for CUWL Only |
| UNITYCN8-UWL-D |
Unity Connection 8.x Domino for CUWL Only |
| UNITYCN8-UWLA |
Unity Connection 8.0 for CUWL Addon only |
| UNITYCN8-UWLA-D |
Unity Connection 8.0 for CUWL Addon only - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-UWLA-PAK |
Unity Connection 8.x Add-on Claim Cert w/PAK |
| UNITYCN8-VMWARE |
Unity Connection 8.x for VMware |
| UNITYCN8-VMWARE-1 |
Unity Connection 8.x for VMware Platform Overlay 1 |
| UNITYCN8-VMWARE-2 |
Unity Connection 8.x for VMware Platform Overlay 2 |
| UNITYCN8-VMWARE-D |
Unity Connection 8.x for VMware - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-VMWARE-XU |
Unity Connection for VMware Export Unrestricted |
| UNITYCN8-VUP-K9 |
Migration from Unity 4.x or Unity Cxn 1.x to Unity Cxn 8.x |
| UNITYCN8-VUP-USR |
Mig Unity 4.x or later/Unity Cxn 1.x to Unity Cxn 8.x Users |
| UNITYCN8-VUP-USR-D |
Mig Unity 4.x or later/Unity Cxn 1.x to CUC 8.x Usr - Domino |
| UNITYCN8-VUP-XU-K9 |
Mig from Unity 4.x or UCxn 1.x to UCxn 8.x - Exp Unres |
| UNITYCN8-XU-K9 |
Unity Connection 8.x Software - Export Unrestricted |
Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Unity Connection Versions 8.5 and 8.6 at this time.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco Unity Connection Version 9.0. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6789/ps5745/ps6509/data_sheet_c78-713325.html.
This notice does not apply to Cisco Unity Connection 8.x products for the government.
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 Unity Connection Versions 8.5 and 8.6 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.
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.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco Unity Connection Version 9.0, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6789/ps5745/ps6509/data_sheet_c78-713325.html, or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
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