End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXH [Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches]

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale dates for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXH. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 21, 2011. 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. This announcement is limited to the IOS throttle listed, and subsequent IOS throttles continue to be available and support till further notice.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXH

Milestone	Definition	Requested 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.	September 20, 2010
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.	March 21, 2011
Last Ship Date: OS SW	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 21, 2011
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: 12.2(33)SXH OS SW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or software fixes through rebuilds of Release 12.2(33)SXH.	October 20, 2010
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date through product migration: OS SW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or software fixes through rebuilds of Release IOS 12.2(33)SXI or subsequent releases. After this date , Cisco Engineering will no longer repair bugs found in IOS 12.2(33)SXH.	March 21, 2012
End of Vulnerability/Security Support: OS SW	The last date that Cisco will provide support for security vulnerabilities, defined as network-impacting security vulnerabilities that have been identified by the Customer to Cisco TAC and subsequently qualified via Cisco's normal evaluation process. Security/Vulnerability Engineering support provided between October 20, 2011 to March 21, 2014 will be only through rebuilds of Release 12.2(33)SXI or follow on releases. Critical security and vulnerability fixes will be provided according to the following terms and conditions: • Cisco TAC will first use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Customer to determine the locality of impact and to find a workaround for the problem. • If an alternative workaround is not possible during the extended period of support, then Cisco will make commercially reasonable efforts to provide a bug fix solution in Release 12.2(33)SXI or follow on releases to remedy the problem. • If despite commercially reasonable efforts Cisco is unable to provide a software based solution, it may be necessary for the Customer to remove or upgrade the impacted software based systems to correct the problem.	October 20, 2011
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.	March 18, 2016

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXI. Information about this product can be found at:

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXI: Introduction

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9673/index.html

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXI, New Features and Hardware Support

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps8802/ps6970/ps6017/ps9673/product_bulletin_c25-503086_ps708_Products_Bulletin.html

New Features in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXI4

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/product_bulletin_c25_603217.html

Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.

The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXI, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps8802/ps6970/ps6017/ps9673/product_bulletin_c25-503086_ps708_Products_Bulletin.html, or contact your local account representative.

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

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Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a commercially reasonable effort; however, if there are discrepancies between the English version and the translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.

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