End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Software Image X8.x

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Overview

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Software Image X8.x. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 30, 2020. 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 TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Software Image X8.x

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 31, 2019

End-of-Sale Date:
App SW

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

April 30, 2020

Last Ship Date:
App 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.

July 29, 2020

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
App 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.

April 30, 2021

End of New Service Attachment Date:
App 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.

April 30, 2021

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App SW

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

July 27, 2022

Last Date of Support:
App 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.

April 30, 2023

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

Replacement Product Part Number

Replacement Product Description

Additional Information

SW-VCS-8.X-EA-K9

EA VCS Software Image with Encryption, Version X8

See Product Migration Options section for details.

VCS Software Image Version X12.x

-

SW-VCS-8.X-K9

Software Image for VCS with Encryption, Version 8.X

See Product Migration Options section for details.

VCS Software Image Version X12.x

-

Product migration options

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: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

For more information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.

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

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