Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® CNS Performance Engine 2.1. The last day to order the affected product is May 17, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until May 17, 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.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco CNS Performance Engine 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.
November 17, 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.
May 17, 2006
Last Ship 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.
August 17, 2006
End of SW 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.
May 17, 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.
May 17, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
November 17, 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.
May 17, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
CNS-PE2.1-SOL-k9
Cisco CNS Performance Engine 2.1 Solaris version
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PE2.1-LNX-k9
Cisco CNS Performance Engine 2.1 Linux version
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PE2.1-SW-k9=
Cisco CNS Performance Engine 2.1
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PERF-A500
License Pack for 500 Type A Nodes for Cisco CNS Performance Engine
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PERF-A2000
License Pack for 2000 Type A Nodes for Cisco CNS Performance Engine
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PERF-A5000
License Pack for 5000 Type A Nodes for Cisco CNS Performance Engine
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PERF-B250
License Pack for 250 Type B Nodes for Cisco CNS Performance Engine
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PERF-B1000
License Pack for 1000 Type B Nodes for Cisco CNS Performance Engine
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PERF-B2500
License Pack for 2500 Type B Nodes for Cisco CNS Performance Engine
There is no replacement product.
CNS-PERF-B4000
License Pack for 4000 Type B Nodes for Cisco CNS Performance Engine
