Cisco Systems® announces the end of life of the Cisco® Internetwork Status Monitor (ISM) program. The last day to order Cisco ISM is February 18, 2005. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until February 18, 2008. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco ISM program.
Table 1: End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ISM Program
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.
August 16, 2004
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.
February 18, 2005
Last shipment date
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 18, 2005
End of software maintenance releases date
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.
February 18, 2006
End of new service attachment date
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.
February 18, 2006
End of service contract renewal date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
November 30, 2007
Last date of support
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.
February 15, 2008
Table 2 Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
BLU-ISMV2-NVM
CiscoWorks Blue ISM V2 NetView (MVS)
BLU-ISMV2-NVM-UP1
Upgrade from Network Service Point (NSP) 1.0 to ISM V2
BLU-ISMV2-NVM-UP2
Upgrade from NSP 2.0 to ISM V2
BLU-ISMV2-NVM-UP3
Upgrade from ISM 3.0 to ISM V2
BLU-ISMV2-NVM-UPE
Service Upgrade to ISM V2
There is no replacement product for Cisco ISM. Current users are encouraged to update to the latest release level prior to the End of Sale date, which is February 18, 2005.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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