EOS/EOL for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco 7600 Series Firewall Services Module Software 2.3

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Updated:March 5, 2008

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Cisco ® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco 7600 Series Firewall Services Module Software 2.3. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 1, 2008. 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.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco 7600 Series Firewall Services Module Software 2.3


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 3, 2008
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 1, 2008
Last Ship Date: OS SW	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 30, 2008
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: OS SW	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 1, 2009
End of New Service Attachment Date: OS SW	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 1, 2009
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: OS SW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	November 27, 2012
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.	August 31, 2013

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
SC-SVC-FWM-2.3-K9	Firewall Module Software 2.3 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFW	SC-SVC-FWM-3.1-K9=	Firewall Module Software 3.1 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFW
SC-SVC-FWM-2.3-K9=	Firewall Module Software 2.3 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFW	SC-SVC-FWM-3.1-K9=	Firewall Module Software 3.1 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFW

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Software 3.1. Information about this product can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/fwsm/fwsm31/configuration/guide/fwsm_cfg.html.

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 Series and Cisco 7600 Series Firewall Services Module Software 2.3 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.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco 7600 Series Firewall Services Module Software 3.1, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/fwsm/fwsm31/configuration/guide/fwsm_cfg.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/prod_end_of_life.html.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice.