End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Select UCS B260 v2 and B460 M4 v2 Blade Servers
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EOL11004 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Select UCS B260 v2 and B460 M4 v2 Blade Servers. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 19, 2017. 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 Select UCS B260 v2 and B460 M4 v2 Blade Servers
| 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. |
October 19, 2016 |
| 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. |
April 19, 2017 |
| 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. |
July 18, 2017 |
| 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. |
April 19, 2018 |
| 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. |
April 19, 2018 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
July 15, 2021 |
| 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. |
April 30, 2022 |
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 |
| UCS-EZ-B260M4-E |
UCS SP7 B260 M4 ENTRY EXP |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| UCS-EZ-B260M4-P |
UCS SP7 B260 M4 PERFORMANCE EXP |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| UCS-EZ-B260M4-V |
UCS SP7 B260 M4 VALUE EXP |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| UCS-SA-B460M4-OR-P |
Oracle 4S Performance |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1 |
VOID-TO BE OBSOLETED |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1= |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD |
UCSB-EX-M4-3= |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1= |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD |
UCSB-EX-M4-2= |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v3 CPU/DIMM/HDD |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-2A |
UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/o v3 CPU/DIMM/HDD |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-3A |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A-CH |
DISTI: UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
UCSB-EX-M4-2A-CH |
DISTI: UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A-CH |
DISTI: UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
UCSB-EX-M4-3A-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable M4Blade Module w/2 DiskBayFillers B460 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-2A-U |
UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/o v3 CPU/DIMM/HDD |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-3A-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-2B |
UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/o v3 CPU/DIMM/HDD |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-3B |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
UCSB-EX-M4-3B-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable M4Blade Module w/2 DiskBayFillers B460 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
UCSB-EX-M4-2B-CH |
DISTI: UCS Scalable B460 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for UCS B460 M |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-2C |
UCS Scalable B260 M4 Blade Module w/o v3 CPU/DIMM/HDD |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-3C |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable B260 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
UCSB-EX-M4-2C-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable B260 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable B260 M4 Blade Module w/ 2 DiskBayFillers |
UCSB-EX-M4-3C-CH |
DISTI:UCS Scalable M4Blade Module w/2 DiskBayFillers B260 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-2C-U |
UCS Scalable B260 M4 Blade Module w/o v3 CPU/DIMM/HDD |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 |
UCSB-EX-M4-3C-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1E-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD UPG B260toB460 |
UCSB-EX-M4-3E-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD UPB460 M4 |
- |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1E-U |
UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o CPU/DIMM/HDD UPG B260toB460 |
UCSB-EX-M4-2E-U |
UCS Scalable M4BladeModule w/o v3CPU/DIMM/HDD UPG B260toB460 |
- |
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to other Cisco UCS B260 and B460 M4 Blade Servers. Information about this product can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/computing/servers-unified-computing-systems/ucs-b-series-blade-servers/index.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: http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Select UCS B260 v2 and B460 M4 v2 Blade Servers 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.
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: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more Information about the other Cisco UCS B260 and B460 M4 Blade Servers, visit http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/ucs-b260-m4-blade-server/index.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/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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