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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco SolutionsPlus: vBrick M5 Server Appliance for vBrick DME. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 30, 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.
The Original DME M5 was based upon a UCS C220 M5 server which has been superseded by the UCS C220 M6 server. Therefore, the DME M5 is being superseded by the DME M6 (CTI-DME-M6-L).
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco SolutionsPlus: vBrick M5 Server Appliance for vBrick DME
| 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, 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. |
October 30, 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. |
January 28, 2024 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. |
October 29, 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. |
October 29, 2024 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 29, 2025 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
January 25, 2028 |
| 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. |
October 31, 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. |
October 31, 2028 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Replacement Product Part Number |
Replacement Product Description |
Additional Information |
| CVC-DME-M5-L |
VBrick M5 Server Appliance for DME Large |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
CTI-DME-M6-L |
- |
| CVC-PCIE-IRJ45 |
UCS Server Intel i350 Quad Port 1Gb Adaptor |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CVC-PCIE-ID10GF |
Intel X710-DA2 dual-port 10G SFP+ NIC |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CXS-SW-DME |
CXS - DME Software Preload |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
CTI-DME-SW |
- |
| CVC-RAID-M5 |
Cisco 12G Modular RAID controller with 2GB cache |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CVC-MSTOR-SD |
Mini Storage Carrier for SD (holds up to 2) |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CVC-HD12TB10K12N |
1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CVC-SD-32G-S |
32GB SD Card for UCS servers |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CVC-MR-X16G1RW |
16GB RDIMM SRx4 3200 (8Gb) |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CVC-CPU-4110 |
2.1 GHz 4110/85W 8C/11MB Cache/DDR4 2400MHz |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| CVC-PSU1-770W |
UCS Server 770W power supply |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
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 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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