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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance with ASA software. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 2, 2021. 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 ASA5506 Series Security Appliance with ASA software
| 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 1, 2021 |
| 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 2, 2021 |
| 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. |
October 31, 2021 |
| 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. |
August 2, 2022 |
| 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 2, 2022 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 28, 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. |
August 31, 2026 |
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 |
| ASA5506 |
ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, DES |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-CTRL-LIC |
Cisco ASA5506 Control License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-CTRL-LIC= |
Cisco ASA5506 Control License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-FIPS-KIT= |
ASA 5506-X FIPS Kit |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-K8 |
ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, DES |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-K9 |
ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-PWR-AC |
ASA 5506-X Power Adaptor |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-PWR-AC= |
ASA 5506 Power Adaptor |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-RACK-MNT= |
ASA 5506-X Rackmount Kit Spare |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-SEC-BUN-K8 |
ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services and Sec Plus License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-SEC-BUN-K9 |
ASA 5506 with FirePOWER services and Sec Plus license |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-SEC-PL |
ASA 5506 Sec. Plus Lic. w/ HA, DMZ, VLAN trunk, more conns. |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-SSD |
ASA 5506-X SSD |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-WALL-MNT= |
ASA 5506-X Wal Mount |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H |
ASA 5506H-X with FirePOWER services, 4GE Data, AC, 3DES/AES |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-CTRL-LIC |
Cisco ASA5506H-X Control License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-DIN-MNT= |
ASA 5506H-X DIN Rail Mount Spare |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-PWR-AC |
ASA 5506H-X Power Adaptor |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-PWR-AC= |
ASA 5506H-X AC Power Adaptor Spare |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-RACK-MNT= |
ASA 5506H-X Rackmount Kit Spare |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-SEC-PL |
ASA 5506H-X Sec. Plus License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-SP-BUN-K8 |
ASA 5506H-X SEC PLUS Bundle |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-SP-BUN-K9 |
ASA 5506H-X SEC PLUS Bundle |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-SSD |
ASA 5506H-X SSD |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-WALL-MNT= |
ASA 5506H-X Wall Mount Spare |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506HT-BASE |
Cisco ASA5506H Threat Defense Base License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506T-BASE |
Cisco ASA5506 Threat Defense Base License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506W-CTRL-LIC |
Cisco ASA5506W-X Control License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506WT-BASE |
Cisco ASA5506W Threat Defense Base License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| L-ASA5506H-SEC-PL= |
ASA 5506H-X SEC PLUS License |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506-FPWR-BUN |
ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER Svcs. Chassis and Subs. Bundle |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ASA5506H-FPWR-BUN |
ASA 5506H FirePOWER Services, SECPlus Chassis & Subs Bundle |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
The migration solution for the ASA5506 is the Cisco Firepower 1000 Series Appliances. See the following link for more information https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/firepower-1000-series/datasheet-c78-742469.html.
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 https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance with ASA software 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: https://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 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/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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