Product Bulletin No. 3082
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for Cisco® WebNS Software 7.40. The last day to order the affected product is April 28, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until April 28, 2011.
Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco WebNS Software 7.50, which provides extended HTTP Method support and Dynamic SSL Proxy List additions. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product. Information about the replacement product can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps792/index.html.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco WebNS Software 7.40
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for Cisco WebNS Software 7.40 for the Cisco CSS 11500 Series content services switch is Cisco WebNS Software 7.50 for the Cisco CSS 11500 Series content services switch (Table 3). Cisco WebNS 7.50 provides additional features, including:
• SSL Proxy List Dynamic Additions
• SSL Configurable Header Insert
• SSL Keepalives
• HTTP Persistence Without Method Inspection
• Daylight Saving Time Support
• Server Application State Protocol (SASP) Support
Customer-found defects in Cisco WebNS 7.40 will be repaired and delivered in an image of Cisco WebNS 7.40 until the end of software maintenance releases date in Table 1. Customers are encouraged to plan and begin a migration to a newer version of Cisco WebNS Software prior to the end of software maintenance.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice
