EOS/EOL for Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 64MB [Cisco 7300 Series Routers]

PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2928

Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 64 MB. The last day to order the affected product is December 15, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until December 15, 2010.

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 Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 256 MB, which provides 256 MB of memory. Information about the replacement product can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps352/ps353/index.html. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 64 MB

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.	June 15, 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.	December 15, 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.	March 15, 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.	December 15, 2006
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	December 15, 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.	December 15, 2006
End of Service Contract Renewal Date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	June 15, 2010
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.	December 15, 2010

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
7300-I/O-CFM-64M	Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 64 MB	7304-I/O-CFM-256M	Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 256 MB
7300-I/O-CFM-64M=	Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 64 MB	7304-I/O-CFM-256M=	Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 256 MB

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 64 MB is the Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 256 MB (Table 3). The Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 256 MB offers 256 MB of memory.

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Feature	Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 64 MB	Cisco 7304 Compact Flash Memory, 256 MB
Compact Flash Memory	64 MB	256 MB

Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco 7304 Series Router, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps352/ps353/index.html or contact your local Cisco account representative.

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice

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