End-of-Sale and End-of-Life for the Cisco ONS 15454E Selected Software Releases

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Updated:September 27, 2007

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Cisco^® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ONS 15454E Selected Software Releases. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 28, 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 ONS 15454E Selected Software Releases

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.	November 28, 2007
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.	May 28, 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.	August 26, 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.	May 28, 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.	May 28, 2009
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: OS SW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	August 23, 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.	May 27, 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
15454E-LIC-6.0.0K9	15454E Upgrade License for R6.0.0, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-LIC-6.0.1K9	15454E Upgrade License for R6.0.1, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-LIC-6.0.3K9	15454E Upgrade License for R6.0.3, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-LIC-6.2.0K9	15454E Upgrade License for R6.2.0, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-LIC-7.0.0K9	15454E Upgrade License for 7.0.0, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-LIC-7.0.2K9	15454E Upgrade License for R7.0.2, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-LIC-7.0.4K9	15454E Upgrade License for R7.0.4, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-LIC-R4.6.3	15454E Upgrade License for R4.6.3, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 4.6.6 or later
15454E-R4.6.3SWCD	Rel. 4.6.3 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 4.6.6 or later
15454E-R4.6.3SWCD=	Rel. 4.6.3 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 4.6.6 or later
15454E-R6.0.0SWK9	Rel. 6.0.0 Feature Pkg., CD, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R6.0.0SWK9=	Rel. 6.0.0 Feature Pkg., CD, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R6.0.1SWK9	Rel. 6.0.1 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R6.0.1SWK9=	Rel. 6.0.1 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R6.0.3SWK9	Rel. 6.0.3 Feature Pkg., CD, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R6.0.3SWK9=	Rel. 6.0.3 Feature Pkg., CD, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R6.2.0SWK9	Rel. 6.2.0 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R6.2.0SWK9=	Rel. 6.2.0 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
15454E-R7.0.0SWK9	Rel. 7.0.0 Feature Pkg., CD, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-R7.0.0SWK9=	Rel. 7.0.0 Feature Pkg., CD, Right To Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-R7.0.2SWK9	Rel. 7.0.2 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-R7.0.2SWK9=	Rel. 7.0.2 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-R7.0.4SWK9	Rel. 7.0.4 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
15454E-R7.0.4SWK9=	Rel. 7.0.4 Feature Pkg., CD, Right to Use License	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
SF15454E-R4.6.3	Rel. 4.6.3 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 4.6.6 or later
SF15454E-R6.0.0K9	Rel. 6.0.0 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
SF15454E-R6.0.1K9	Rel. 6.0.1 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
SF15454E-R6.0.3K9	Rel. 6.0.3 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
SF15454E-R6.2.0K9	Rel. 6.2.0 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 6.2.2 or later
SF15454E-R7.0.0K9	Rel. 7.0.0 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
SF15454E-R7.0.2K9	Rel. 7.0.2 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel. 7.0.5 or later
SF15454E-R7.0.4K9	Rel. 7.0.4 SW, Pre-loaded on TCC	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Rel 7.0.5 or later

Product Migration Options

Depending on their current product, customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco ONS 15454 Release 4.6.6, 6.2.2, 7.0.5, or later. For more information about the migration product please refer to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/prod_release_notes_list.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 end-of-sale product through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://cisco.com/go/remarketing.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco ONS 15454 Releases 4.6.6, 6.2.2, 7.0.5, and later, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/prod_release_notes_list.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.

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