EOS & EOL for 16M, 20M, 32M & 48M Flash Cards & Flash Disks for Cisco 7500 RSP [Cisco 7500 Series Routers]

PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2935

Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 16M, 20M, 32M and 48M flash cards and flash disks for Cisco 7500 RSP. The last day to order the affected product is January 15, 2006 Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until January 15, 2011. 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. The 64M Flash Disk will be the default configuration for RSP4+, RSP8 and RSP16 from this date forward.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the 64M and 128M flash disks. 64M flash disk will be the default configuration for RSP4+, RSP8 and RSP16. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 16M, 20M, 32M and 48M Flash Cards and Flash Disks for Cisco 7500 RSP.

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 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.	January 15, 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 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.	January 15, 2006
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 15, 2011

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number

Product Description

Replacement Product Part Number

Replacement Product Description

MEM-RSP4-FLC16M ,

MEM-RSP4-FLC16M= ,

MEM-RSP4-FLC20M ,

MEM-RSP4-FLC20M= ,

MEM-RSP4-FLC32M,

MEM-RSP4-FLC32M= ,

MEM-RSP8-FLC32M ,

MEM-RSP8-FLC32M= ,

MEM-RSP8-FLD48M,

MEM-RSP8-FLD48M=,

MEM-RSP16-FLD48M=

RSP Flash Card / Disk

MEM-RSP4+-FLD64M,

MEM-RSP4+-FLD64M=,

MEM-RSP4+-FLD128M,

MEM-RSP4+-FLD128M=,

MEM-RSP8-FLD64M,

MEM-RSP8-FLD64M=,

MEM-RSP8-FLD128M,

MEM-RSP8-FLD128M=,

MEM-RSP16-FLD128M,

MEM-RSP16-FLD128M=

RSP Flash Disk

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco 16M, 20M, 32M and 48M Flash Cards / Disks are the 64M and 128M Flash Disks.

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.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco products, please contact your Cisco account manager and/or Cisco Channel Partner.

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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