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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 73GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD Mounted Drive Sled. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 12, 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 73GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD Mounted Drive Sled
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Llfe 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.
September 12, 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.
December 12, 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.
March 11, 2012
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW
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.
December 11, 2012
End of Vulnerability/Security Support: HW
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.
December 11, 2014
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.
December 11, 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.
December 11, 2012
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
March 8, 2016
Last Date of Support: HW
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.
December 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
A03-D073GC2
73GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
A03-D146GC2
146GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
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A03-D073GC2=
73GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
A03-D146GC2=
146GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly 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:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html
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