End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches

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EOL10043 - Amended

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 6, 2015. 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.

Cisco will increase prices for these products following the End-of-Life announcement.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches

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 6, 2014
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.	November 6, 2015
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.	February 4, 2016
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.	November 5, 2016
End of Vulnerability/Security Support Date: HW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.	November 5, 2018
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.	November 5, 2016
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.	November 5, 2016
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	February 4, 2020
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.	November 30, 2020

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
C2960S-F-STACK	Catalyst 2960S Flexstack Stack Module (FE)	C2960X-STACK	Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module	-
C2960S-F-STACK=	Catalyst 2960S Flexstack Stack Module (FE)	C2960X-STACK=	Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module optional	-
C2960S-STACK	Catalyst 2960S FlexStack Stack Module optional for LAN Base	C2960X-STACK	Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module	-
C2960S-STACK=	Catalyst 2960S Flexstack Stack Module	C2960X-STACK=	Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module optional	-
WS-C2960S-24PD-L	Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base	WS-C2960X-24PD-L	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-24PS-L	Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x SFP LAN Base	WS-C2960X-24PS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-24TD-L	Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base	WS-C2960X-24TD-L	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE, 2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-24TS-L	Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE, 4 x SFP LAN Base	WS-C2960X-24TS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-24TS-S	Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE, 2 x SFP LAN Lite	WS-C2960X-24TS-LL	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE, 2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite	-
WS-C2960S-48FPD-L	Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 740W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48FPD-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 740W, 2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-48FPS-L	Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 740W, 4 x SFP LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48FPS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 740W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-48LPD-L	Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48LPD-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-48LPS-L	Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x SFP LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48LPS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-48TD-L	Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48TD-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE, 2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-48TS-J1	Catalyst 2960-S 48TS-L for Japan Post	WS-C2960X-48TS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-48TS-L	Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE, 4 x SFP LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48TS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-48TS-S	Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE, 2 x SFP LAN Lite	WS-C2960X-48TS-LL	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE, 2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite	-
WS-C2960S-F24PS-L	Catalyst 2960-SF 24 FE, PoE 370W, 2 x SFP, LAN Base	WS-C2960X-24PS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-F24TS-L	Catalyst 2960-SF 24 FE, 2 x SFP, LAN Base	WS-C2960X-24TS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-F24TS-S	Catalyst 2960-SF 24 FE, 2 x SFP, LAN Lite	WS-C2960X-24TS-LL	Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE, 2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite	-
WS-C2960S-F48FPS-L	Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE, PoE 740W, 4 x SFP, LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48FPS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 740W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-F48LPS-L	Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE, PoE 370W, 4 x SFP, LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48LPS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-F48TS-L	Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE, 4 x SFP, LAN Base	WS-C2960X-48TS-L	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base	-
WS-C2960S-F48TS-S	Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE, 2 x SFP, LAN Lite	WS-C2960X-48TS-LL	Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE, 2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite	-

Product Migration Options

The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series provides a direct replacement for each Catalyst 2960-S Series Gigabit Ethernet model, at the same price. The Catalyst 2960-X provides better architecture, features, and performance than the 2960-S, doubling the feature set.

Customers for the Catalyst 2960-SF Fast Ethernet switches should also consider moving to the 2960-X switches, which provide the features of the Catalyst 2960-SF and more, including PoE Plus (PoE+), improved IPv6 performance, and optional StackWise stacking. The 2960-X PoE models have a premium of approximately 20 to 25 percent over the 2960-SF Series.

For more information about the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches, visit http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/catalyst-2960-x-series-switches/index.html.
Additional migration information and selling resources are available on the Catalyst Sales Enablement page, http://wwwin.cisco.com/tech/products/cat2k/.

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 Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches 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 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.

For More Information

For more Information Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series, visit http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/catalyst-2960-x-series-switches/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.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.

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To subscribe to the End-of-Life and End-of-Sale RSS Feed, insert the following URL into your RSS application: http://www.cisco.com/web/feeds/products/end_of_life_rss.xml.

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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