Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco MDS 9000 Fibre Optic Cables. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 10, 2008. 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 MDS 9000 Fibre Optic Cables
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.
April 10, 2008
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.
July 10, 2008
Last Ship Date Accessory
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
October 8, 2008
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
CAB-CP-LCSC-2M
Fiber Optic Cable, Coupler, LC/SC, 2 Meter
CAB-CP-LCSC-2M=
Fiber Optic Cable, Coupler, LC/SC, 2 Meter
CAB-CP-SCLC-8IN
Fiber Optic Cable, Coupler, SC/LC, 8 Inch
CAB-CP-SCLC-8IN=
Fiber Optic Cable, Coupler, SC/LC, 8 Inch
CAB-MM-LCLC-1M
Fiber Optic Cable, Multimode, LC/LC, 1 Meter
CAB-MM-LCLC-1M=
Fiber Optic Cable, Multimode, LC/LC, 1 Meter
CAB-MM-LCLC-25M
Fiber Optic Cable, Multimode, LC/LC, 25 Meter
CAB-MM-LCLC-25M=
Fiber Optic Cable, Multimode, LC/LC, 25 Meter
CAB-MM-LCLC-5M
Fiber Optic Cable, Multimode, LC/LC, 5 Meter
CAB-MM-LCLC-5M=
Fiber Optic Cable, Multimode, LC/LC, 5 Meter
CAB-SM-LCSC-1M
Fiber Optic Cable, Single Mode, LC/SC, 1 Meter
CAB-SM-LCSC-5M
Fiber Optic Cable, Single Mode, LC/SC, 5 Meter
Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Cisco MDS 9000 Fibre Optic Cables at this time.
