Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL Fixed-Configuration Switches including respective Multi-Pack units. The last day to order the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL Fixed-Configuration Switches is November 1, 2001. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL Fixed-Configuration Switches. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Note: This announcement does NOT affect the Modular Configuration of the Catalyst 2900 Series XL (WS-C2924M-XL-EN, WS-C2924M-XL-EN-DC, WS-C2912MF-XL) or the Expansion Modules (WS-X2914-XL-V, WS-X2922-XL-V, WS-X2924-XL-V, WS-X2931-XL, WS-X2932-XL, WS-X2951-XL, WS-X2961-XL, WS-X2971-XL, WS-X2972-XL
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL Fixed-Configuration Switches
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 1, 2001
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.
November 1, 2001
Last Ship Date: HW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
December 1, 2001
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
November 1, 2002
Last Date of Support: HW
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.
November 1, 2006
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
WS-C2912-XL-EN
12-port 10/100 Switch (Enterprise Edition)
WS-C2950-12
12 port, 10/100 Catalyst Switch, Standard Image only
WS-C2924-XL-EN
24-port 10/100 Switch (Enterprise Edition)
WS-C2924-XL-EN
24-port 10/100 Switch (Enterprise Edition)
WS-C2950C-24
24 10/100 ports with 2 100BASE-FX uplinks, Enhanced Image
WS-C2924-XL-EN-5P
Catalyst 2924 XL Enterprise Edition, 5-Pack
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
N/A
WS-C2924-XL-EN-A5
5 Catalyst 2924 Enterprise Edition
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
N/A
WS-C2924C-XL-EN
22-port 10/100 + 2 100BaseFX Port Switch (Enterprise Edition
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
N/A
WS-C2924C-XL-EN-5P
Catalyst 2924C XL Enterprise Edition, 5-Pack
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
N/A
WS-C2924-XL-EN-BU
WS-C2924-XL-EN BUNDLE
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
N/A
WS-C2924C-XL-EN-BUND
WS-C2924C-XL-EN BUNDLE
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
N/A
Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for the Fixed Configuration Catalyst 2900 Series XL is the Catalyst 2950 Series.
