End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(18)SE, 12.2(20)SE, and 12.2(25)SEA through 12.2(25)SEG for Cisco Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2960, 2970, ME-2400, ME-3400, ME-3750, CGESM & Express 500 Series Switches

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Updated:February 6, 2012

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(18)SE, 12.2(20)SE, and 12.2(25)SEA through 12.2(25)SEG for Cisco Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2960, 2970, ME-2400, ME-3400, ME-3750, CGESM & Express 500 Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 26, 2012. Customers with active service contracts for affected Hardware products will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for affected hardware 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. This announcement is limited to the IOS throttle listed, and subsequent IOS throttles continue to be available and support till further notice.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(18)SE, 12.2(20)SE, and 12.2(25)SEA through 12.2(25)SEG for Cisco Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2960, 2970, ME-2400, ME-3400, ME-3750, CGESM & Express 500 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.	January 26, 2012
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.	January 26, 2012
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.	January 26, 2012
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.	January 26, 2012
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.	January 26, 2017

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
S340XAK9T-12225SEG	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO ACCESS TAR	S340XAK9T-12255SE	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO ACCESS TAR	-
S340XAT-12225SEG	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO ACCESS W/O CRYPTO TAR	S340XAK9T-12255SE	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO ACCESS TAR	-
S340XBK9T-12225SEG	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO BASE TAR	S340XBK9T-12255SE	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO BASE TAR	-
S340XBT-12225SEG	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO BASE W/O CRYPTO TAR	S340XBK9T-12255SE	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO BASE TAR	-
S340XIK9T-12225SEG	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO IP ACCESS TAR	S340XIK9T-12255SE	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO IP ACCESS TAR	-
S340XIT-12225SEG	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO IP ACCESS W/O CRYPTO TAR	S340XIK9T-12255SE	Cisco ME 340X SERIES IOS METRO IP ACCESS TAR	-

Product Migration Options

For Cisco Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2960, ME-2400, ME-3400, ME-3750, CGESM Customers are encouraged to migrate to 12.2(55)SE.

For More Information

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

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