Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS Stateful Failover of Network Address Translation (SNAT). The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 20, 2011. 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 IOS Stateful Failover of Network Address Translation (SNAT)
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.
July 22, 2010
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 20, 2011
Last Ship Date
Feature
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
April 20, 2011
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date
Feature
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 20, 2012
End of New Service Attachment Date
Feature
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.
January 20, 2012
Last Date of Support
Feature
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.
January 31, 2014
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
SOFTWARE
Base Server Software
ASA5505-K8
ASA 5505 Appliance with SW, 10 Users, 8 ports, DES
-
SOFTWARE
Base Server Software
ASA5510-K8
ASA 5510 Appliance with SW, 5FE, DES
-
SOFTWARE
Base Server Software
ASA5520-K8
ASA 5520 Appliance with SW, HA, 4GE+1FE, DES
-
SOFTWARE
Base Server Software
ASA5540-K8
ASA 5540 Appliance with SW, HA, 4GE+1FE, DES
-
SOFTWARE
Base Server Software
ASA5550-K8
ASA 5550 Appliance with SW, HA, 8GE+1FE, DES
-
Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for the Cisco IOS SNAT feature is the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance beginning with release 7.0. Table 2 provides a migration recommendation for utilizing Network Address Translation high availability in the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance. For more information about Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance high availability, consult the ASA Configuration Guide, Configuring High Availability, located at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa83/configuration/guide/ha_overview.html#wp1078922.For examples of configuring Cisco ASA Security Appliance, consult the Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide, Version 7.0,located at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa83/configuration/guide/ha_overview.html#wp1078922
Note: Please check the Cisco ASA release notes for additional requirements to support the NAT high-availability functionality.
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 ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/asa, or contact your local account representative.
