Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® Transport Manager Releases 3.2 and 4.0. The last day to order the affected product is January 16, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until January 29, 2009.
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 the latest release of Cisco Transport Manager, which provides enhanced functionality and supports the latest releases of the managed network elements. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/opticsw/ps2204/.
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco Transport Manager Releases 3.2 and 4.0 to the Cisco Transport Manager Release 5.0 which is the current GA release at the time of the issue of this notice.
Before upgrading Cisco Transport Manager always check that the new release supports the release of network elements to be managed.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Transport Manager Release 3.2 and 4.0
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 29, 2005
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 29, 2006
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.
April 29, 2006
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.
January 29, 2007
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.
January 29, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
July 29, 2008
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.
January 29, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
CTM 5.0 UPG, 4.0 to 5.0 SW CD, Install Guide, User Guide
CTM-4.0-CORBA
CTM GateWay/CORBA Northbound Interface R4.0, User Guide
CTM-5.0-CORBA
CTM 5.0 GateWay/CORBA Northbound Interface, User Guide
CTM-4.0-CORBA-UPG
CTM GateWay/CORBA NBI Upgrade, R3.2(.x) to R4.0, User Guide
CTM-5.0-CORBA-UPG
CTM 5.0 GateWay/CORBA NBI Upgrade, User Guide
CTM-4.0-HA
CTM R4.0 High Availability Agent R2.0, HA Installation Guide
CTM-5.0-HA
CTM 5.0 High Availability Agent, HA Installation Guide
CTM-4.0-HA-UPG
CTM R4.0 High Availability Upgrade, R3.2(.x) to R4.0, HA Installation Guide
CTM-5.0-HA-UPG
CTM 5.0 High Availability Upgrade, HA Installation Guide
CTM-4.0-SE-BDL
Cisco Transport Manager 4.0 Small Enterprise System Bundle
CTM-5.0-SE-BDL-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 5.0 Small Enterprise System Bundle
CTM-4.0-LE-BDL
Cisco Transport Manager 4.0 Large Enterprise System Bundle
CTM-5.0-LE-BDL-K9
Cisco Transport Manager 5.0 Large Enterprise System Bundle
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Transport Manager Releases 3.2 and 4.0 is the Cisco Transport Manager Release 5.0 (Table 3), or the current GA release of Cisco Transport Manger. Before upgrading Cisco Transport Manager always check that the new release supports the release of network elements to be managed. Support information is available in the release notes, available at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/opticsw/ps2204/prod_release_notes_list.html
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco Transport Manager Releases 3.2 and 4.0
Cisco Transport Manager Release 5.0
CTM Software Media Kit, SW CD, Install Guide, Ops Guide
CTM-3.2-SMK=
CTM-5.0-K9
CTM UPG, SW CD, Install Guide, Ops Guide
CTM-3.2-UPG=
CTM-3.2-5.0-UPG-K9
CTM GateWay/CORBA Northbound Interface, User Guide
CTM-3.2-CORBA=
CTM-5.0-CORBA
CTM GateWay/CORBA NBI Upgrade, User Guide
CTM-3.2-CORBA-UPG=
CTM-5.0-CORBA-UPG
CTM High Availability Agent, Installation Guide
CTM-3.2-HA=
CTM-5.0-HA
CTM High Availability Upgrade, Installation Guide
CTM-3.2-HA-UPG=
CTM-5.0-HA-UPG
CTM Software Media Kit, SW CD, Install Guide, Ops Guide
CTM-4.0-SMK
CTM-5.0-K9
CTM UPG, SW CD, Install Guide, Ops Guide
CTM-4.0-UPG
CTM-4.0-5.0-UPG-K9
CTM UPG, SW CD, Install Guide, Ops Guide
CTM-4.0-UPG
CTM-4.0-5.0-UPG-K9
CTM GateWay/CORBA Northbound Interface, User Guide
CTM-4.0-CORBA
CTM-5.0-CORBA
CTM GateWay/CORBA NBI Upgrade, User Guide
CTM-4.0-CORBA-UPG
CTM-5.0-CORBA-UPG
CTM High Availability Agent, Installation Guide
CTM-4.0-HA
CTM-5.0-HA
CTM High Availability Upgrade, Installation Guide
CTM-4.0-HA-UPG
CTM-5.0-HA-UPG
Cisco Transport Manager Small Enterprise System Bundle
CTM-4.0-SE-BDL
CTM-5.0-SE-BDL-K9
Cisco Transport Manager Large Enterprise System Bundle
CTM-4.0-LE-BDL
CTM-5.0-LE-BDL-K9
Network element Right to Use (RTU) licenses do not need to be upgraded as they are release independent. RTU licenses that were purchased for Cisco Transport Manager Release 3.2 or 4.0 are still valid for Cisco Transport Manager Release 5.0. New RTU licenses can be purchased for additional network elements that are added to the network.
Customers who have a current Software Application Support and Upgrades (SASU) contract can use the Product Upgrade Tool (PUT) to get the software upgrade: http://tools.cisco.com/gct/Upgrade/jsp/index.jsp
