Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® Universal Gateway Manager (UGM) 2.1, the Cisco Element Management Framework-based element management system for the Cisco AS5350, AS5400, AS5400HPX and AS5850 series universal gateways. The last day to order the Cisco UGM 2.1 is August 1, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until August 1, 2008.
Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco UGM 2.1. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the latest version of CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS), which supports most of the Cisco UGM feature set. CiscoWorks Voice Manager and Cisco Universal Gateway Call Analyzer deliver additional management features that may be applied to specific Cisco AS5000 network applications. Application information for these options is included later in this announcement.
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco Universal Gateway Manager to the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution with CiscoWorks Voice Manager and Cisco Universal Gateway Call Analyzer options as required.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Universal Gateway Manager 2.1
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.
February 1, 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.
August 1, 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.
November 1, 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.
August 1, 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.
August 1, 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.
May 1, 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.
August 1, 2008
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
UGM-2.1
Cisco UGM 2.1 Media Kit
UGM-2.1=
Cisco UGM 2.1 Media Kit (Spare)
UGM-2.1-D
Cisco UGM 2.1 Demo Software
UGM-MGMT-LIC-250
Cisco UGM Management License-250 ports
UGM-MGMT-LIC-250=
Cisco UGM Management License-250 ports
UGM-MGMT-LIC-1K
Cisco UGM Management License-1000 ports
UGM-MGMT-LIC-1K=
Cisco UGM Management License-1000 ports
UGM-MGMT-LIC-5K
Cisco UGM Management License-5000 ports
UGM-MGMT-LIC-5K=
Cisco UGM Management License-5000 ports
UGM-MGMT-LIC-50K
Cisco UGM Management License-50,000 ports
UGM-MGMT-LIC-50K=
Cisco UGM Management License-50,000 ports
UGM-UPG-2.1=
Cisco UGM 2.1 Upgrade Media Kit
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Universal Gateway Manager 2.1 is the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS). CiscoWorks LMS provides a solid foundation of basic and advanced device-management applications that help network operators more efficiently manage their networks. CiscoWorks Voice Manager and Cisco Universal Gateway Call Analyzer deliver additional management features that may be applied to specific Cisco AS5000 network applications. Existing Cisco UGM customers may upgrade to CiscoWorks LMS using the upgrade part number CWLMS-2.2-UP-K9 Existing Cisco UGM customers that have Cisco IOS® Software-based H.323 voice applications may upgrade to CiscoWorks Voice Manager using the upgrade part number CWVM-2.2-UP-K9.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature in EOL Product Universal Gateway Manager
Replacement Product CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution
