End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 5010 and Nexus 5020 Switches

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Nexus 5010 and Nexus 5020 Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 27, 2012. 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 Nexus 5010 and Nexus 5020 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.	May 29, 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.	November 27, 2012
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 25, 2013
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 27, 2013
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 27, 2013
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	February 22, 2017
Last Date of Support: HW	The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	November 30, 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
5R210N-N5K-5B-1	DC rack system w/ 5xUCS C210, N5010 and 5xBroadcom 10GE	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
5R210N-N5K-5Q-1	DC rack system w/ 5xUCS C210, N5010 and 5xQlogic CNAs	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
5R250N-N5K-5B-1	DC rack system w/ 5xUCS C250, N5010 and 5xBCOM 10GE	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
5R250N-N5K-5Q-1	DC rack system w/ 5xUCS C250, N5010 and 5xQlogic CNAs	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-EMC	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit for EMC	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-EMC=	Nexus 5010 Acc Kit	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-HP	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit for HP	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-HP=	Nexus 5010 accessory kit for HP	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-IBM	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit for IBM	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-IBM=	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit for IBM	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-KIT	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit, Option	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-KIT=	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit, Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-NTAP	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit for Network Appliance	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010-ACC-NTAP=	Nexus 5010 Accessory Kit for Network Appliance	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5010P-BDL-BB	N5010P buyback bundle with 2 PS 1 M1600	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-EMC	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit for EMC	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-HP	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit for HP	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-HP=	Nexus 5020 accessory kit for HP	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-IBM	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit for IBM	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-IBM=	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit for IBM	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-KIT	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit, Option	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-KIT=	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit, Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-NTAP	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit for NTAP	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-ACC-NTAP=	Nexus 5020 Accessory Kit for NTAP	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020-SSK9-EXP	Nexus 5020 Autoexpand Option	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5020P-BDL-BB	N5020P buyback bundle with 2 PS 2 M1600	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010-BUN-LLP	Nexus 5K 1RU chassis base bundle and 3YRSNTNBD if SKU bough	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010-BUN-LLP3	N5K 1RU base bundle, AND 3YR SNTNBD IF SKU BOUGHT	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010-BUN-LLP5	N5K 1RU base bundle, AND 5YR SNTNBD IF SKU BOUGHT	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010-FAN=	Nexus 5010 Fan Module, Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-B-S	Nexus 5010 Solutions Kit, 8G FC Unified Fabric	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-BF	N5000 1RU Chassis no PS 2 Fan Modules 20 ports (req SFP+)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-BFS	Nexus 5010 OSM version, no PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-BUN-E	Nexus 5010P in N5010P-N2K Bundle	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-DEMOBDL	Nexus 5010 Chassis Bundle for NFR Programs	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-HBFS	Nexus 5010 HP OSM version, 2 PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-HBFS-S	Nexus 5010 HP OSM spare, no PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-IBFS	Nexus 5010, IBM OSM version, 1 PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-LAB-E	Nexus 5010 Ethernet Lab Bundle	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-LAB-S	Nexus 5010 Solutions Kit, Unified Fabric	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-LAB-SB	Cisco Nexus 5010 Storage Lab Bundle for UCS-C series	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5010P-NBF	Nexus 5010 NetApp OSM version, 2 PS	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020-BUN-LLP3	N5K 2RU base bundle, AND 3YR SNTNBD IF SKU BOUGHT	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020-BUN-LLP5	N5K 2RU base bundle, AND 5YR SNTNBD IF SKU BOUGHT	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020-FAN=	Nexus 5020 Fan Module, Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-B-S	Nexus 5020 Solutions Kit, 8G FC Unified Fabric	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-BF	N5000 2RU Chassis no PS 5 Fan Modules 40 ports (req SFP+)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-BF-XL	N5000 2RU XL Chassis no PS 5 Fan Modules 40 ports (req SFP+)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-BFS	Nexus 5020 OSM version, no PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-BUN-E	Nexus 5020P in N5020P-N2K Bundle	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-DEMOBDL	Nexus 5020 Chassis Bundle for NFR Programs	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-HBFS	Nexus 5020 HP OSM version, 2 PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-HBFS-S	Nexus 5020 HP OSM spare, no PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-IBFS	Nexus 5020, IBM OSM version, 1 PS storage enabled	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-LAB-E	Nexus 5000 Ethernet Lab Bundle	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-LAB-S	Nexus 5020 Solutions Kit, Unified Fabric	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020P-NBF	Nexus 5020 NetApp OSM version, 2 PS	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-C5020T-BF	N5000 2RU Chassis no PS 5 Fan Modules 40 ports 1/10GT	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1-BLNK	N5000 1000 Series Expansion Module Blank	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1-BLNK=	N5000 1000 Series Expansion Module Blank	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1008	N5000 1000 Series Module 8xFC 4/2/1 G (req SFP)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1008-LLP3	N5K Series 8xFC 4/2/1G (req SFP), 3YRSNTNBD if SKU bought	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1008-LLP5	N5K Series 8xFC 4/2/1G (req SFP), 5YRSNTNBD if SKU bought	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1008=	N5000 1000 Series Module 8xFC 4/2/1 G (req SFP)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1008H=	N5K 8 port FC module, HP OSM version	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1060	N5000 1000 Series Module 6port 8/4/2/1G FC	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1060-LAB	N5K 8G FC Expansion Module for LAB Bundle	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1060-LLP3	N5K 1000 Series 6port 8/4/2/1G FC, 3YRSNTNBD if SKU bought	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1060-LLP5	N5K Series 6port 8/4/2/1G FC, 5YRSNTNBD if SKU bought	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1060=	N5000 1000 Series Module 6port 8/4/2G FC	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1060H=	N5000 1000 Series Module 6port 8/4/2G FC, HP version	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1404	N5000 1000 Series Mod 4x10GE 4xFC 4/2/1G (req SFP+/SFP)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1404-LLP3	N5K Series 4x10GE 4xFC4/2/1G (req SFP+), 3YRSNTNBD if SKU bght	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1404-LLP5	N5K 4x10GE 4xFC4/2/1G (req SFP+), 5YRSNTNBD if SKU brought	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1404=	N5000 1000 Series Mod 4x10GE 4xFC 4/2/1G (req SFP+/SFP)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1404H=	N5K 4xFC+4x10GbE module, HP OSM version	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1600	N5000 1000 Series Module 6port 10GE (req SFP+)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1600-LLP3	N5K Series 6port 10GE (req SFP+), 3YRSNTNBD if SKU bought	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1600-LLP5	N5K Series 6port 10GE (req SFP+), 5YRSNTNBD if SKU bought	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1600=	N5000 1000 Series Module 6port 10GE (req SFP+)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-M1600H=	N5K 6 port 10GbE module, HP OSM version	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-N2K-BEU	Cisco Nexus 5010 and Nexus 2248TP Bundle	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-P1-BLNK	Nexus 5010 PSU module, Blank slot cover	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-P1-BLNK=	Nexus 5010 PSU module, Blank slot cover	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-P2-BLNK	Nexus 5020 PSU module, Blank slot cover	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-P2-BLNK=	Nexus 5020 PSU module, Blank slot cover	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-PAC-1200W	Nexus 5020 PSU module, 100-240VAC 1200W	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-PAC-1200W=	Nexus 5020 PSU module, 100-240VAC 1200W, spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-PAC-550W	Nexus 5010 PSU module, 100-240VAC 550W	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N5K-PAC-550W=	Nexus 5010 PSU module, 100-240VAC 550W, spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus 5500 product line. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus5000.

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 Nexus 5010 and Nexus 5020 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: 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 about the Cisco Nexus 5500 Switches, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus5000, 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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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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