Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB Chassis and Cisco Catalyst 6500 1300W AC Power Supply. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 31, 2004. 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 affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB Chassis and Cisco Catalyst 6500 1300W AC Power Supply
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.
May 7, 2004
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 31, 2004
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.
March 31, 2005
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.
December 31, 2005
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW
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 31, 2005
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
September 30, 2009
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.
December 31, 2009
HW = Hardware, OS SW = Operating System Software, App. SW = Application Software
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-C6509-NEB
EOS: 12/31/04 (See PB #2513) 6509 NEBS Chassis,Fan Tray,NoPS
No Replacement Product.
WS-C6509-NEB-FAN
Catalyst 6509-NEB Fan Tray for 9-Vertical-Slot System
No Replacement Product
WS-C6509-NEB-FAN=
Catalyst 6509-NEB Fan Tray for 9-Vertical-Slot System, Spare
Cat6509 Chassis for NEBS Environment w/ 1300W AC PowerSupply
No Replacement Product
WS-C6509NEB-1300D=
Cat6509 Chassis for NEBS Environment w/ 1300W DC PowerSupply
No Replacement Product
WS-C6509NEB-2500A=
Cat6509 Chassis for NEBS Environment w/ 2500W AC PowerSupply
No Replacement Product
WS-C6509NEB-2500D=
Cat6509 Chassis for NEBS Environment w/ 2500W DC PowerSupply
No Replacement Product
Product Migration Options
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 Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB Chassis and Cisco Catalyst 6500 1300W AC Power Supply through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
