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EOL7377 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 1, 2011. 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 MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module
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.
January 31, 2011
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 1, 2011
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.
October 30, 2011
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
July 31, 2012
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.
July 31, 2012
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
October 27, 2015
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.
July 31, 2016
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
Additional Information
DS-9509-UPGR
MDS 9509 Upgrade Bundle: 2 sup-2, 2 3000W AC PS
DS-9509-A-UPGR
MDS 9509 Upgrade Bundle: 2 sup-2A, 2 3000W AC PS
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DS-C9506-2HK9
MDS 9506: Chassis, 2 Sup-2, 2 1.9K AC PS for HP with Service
DS-C9506-2AHK9
MDS 9506: Chassis, 2 Sup-2A, 2 1.9K AC PS for HP and Service
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DS-C9506-2K9
MDS 9506 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2, 2 1.9K AC PS
DS-C9506-2AK9
MDS 9506 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2A, 2 1.9K AC PS
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DS-C9509-2HK9
MDS 9509: Chassis, 2 Sup-2, 2 3K AC PS for HP with Service
DS-C9509-2AHK9
MDS 9509: Chassis, 2 Sup-2A, 2 3K AC PS for HP with Service
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DS-C9509-2K9
MDS 9509 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2, 2 3K AC PS
DS-C9509-2AK9
MDS 9509 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2A, 2 3K AC PS
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DS-C9513-2K9
MDS 9513 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2, 2 Fabric, 2 6K AC PS
DS-C9513-3AK9
MDS 9513 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2A, 2 Fabric2,2 6K AC PS
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DS-C9513-3HK9
MDS 9513: Chassis, 2x (Sup2, FAB2, 6K PS) for HP with Service
DS-C9513-3AHK9
MDS 9513: Chassis, 2x (Sup2A, FAB2, 6K PS) for HP and Service
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DS-C9513-3K9
MDS 9513 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2, 2 Fabric2, 2 6K AC P
DS-C9513-3AK9
MDS 9513 Base Config: Chassis, 2 Sup-2A, 2 Fabric2, 2 6K AC PS
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DS-X9530-SF2-HK9=
MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 for HP with Service, Spare
DS-X9530-SF2A-HK9=
MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A for HP with Service, Spare
Customers may purchase the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module from EMC Corporation, IBM Corporation, Hitachi Data Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Xiotech, Sun, Network Appliance, Dell, NEC, or Fujitsu, all of whom are designated original storage manufacturer (OSM) or solution technology integrator (STI) partners, or from any of these companies' resellers. Cisco does not offer trade-in credits or a trade-in program for Cisco MDS 9000 family products.
Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a commercially reasonable effort; however, if there are discrepancies between the English version and the translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.
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