End-of-Sale an End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Software Licenses for Catalyst 4900 switches

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Overview

EOL14990 - Amended

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Software Licenses for Catalyst 4900 switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 5, 2023. 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.

End-of-life milestones

Table 1.      End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Software Licenses for Catalyst 4900 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.

March 7, 2023

End-of-Sale Date:
OS SW

The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.

September 5, 2023

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.

December 4, 2023

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.

September 4, 2024

End of New Service Attachment Date:
OS SW

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.

September 4, 2024

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
OS SW

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.

December 1, 2027

Last Date of Support:
OS SW

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.

September 30, 2028

HW = Hardware         OS SW = Operating System Software         App. SW = Application Software

Product part numbers

Table 2.      Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number

Product Description

S49MES-12254WO

Cisco CAT4900M IOS ENTERPRISE SERVICES W/O CRYPTO

S49MESK9-12254WO

Cisco CAT4900M IOS ENTERPRISE SERVICES SSH

S49MIBUK9-12253SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS IP BASE UPGRADE SSH

S49MIBUK9-12254SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS IP BASE UPGRADE SSH

S49MIPB-12254WO

Cisco CAT4900M IOS IP BASE W/O CRYPTO

S49MIPBK9-12254WO

Cisco CAT4900M IOS IP BASE SSH

S49MIPBU-12253SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS IP BASE UPGRADE W/O CRYPTO

S49MIPBU-12254SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS IP BASE UPGRADE W/O CRYPTO

S49MLB-12252SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS LAN BASE W/O CRYPTO

S49MLB-12253SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS LAN BASE W/O CRYPTO

S49MLBK9-12252SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS LAN BASE SSH

S49MLBK9-12253SG

Cisco CAT4900M IOS LAN BASE SSH

Product migration options

There is no replacement available for the Cisco Software Licenses for Catalyst 4900 switches at this time.

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 Software Licenses for Catalyst 4900 switches 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.

For more information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: https://cway.cisco.com/mynotifications.

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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