EOS for Selective Cisco Catalyst 6503,Catalyst 6506 and Catalyst 6509 Chassis [Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches]

3037 - Amended

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 1, 2006. 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 Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis

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, 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.	November 1, 2006
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.	February 1, 2007
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, 2007
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.	November 1, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	August 1, 2012
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, 2012

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	Additional Information
FAN-MOD-3	Standard Fan Module for C7603 and WS-C6503 chassis	WS-C6503-E-FAN	Catalyst 6503-E Chassis Fan Tray	--
FAN-MOD-3HS	High-Speed Fan Module for Cisco7603/Catalyst6503 Chassis	WS-C6503-E-FAN	Catalyst 6503-E Chassis Fan Tray	--
WS-C6503	Cat 6503 Chassis, 3slot, 4RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray	WS-C6503-E	Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 3-slot chassis,4RU,no PS,no Fan Tray	--
WS-C6503	Cat 6503 Chassis, 3slot, 4RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray	WS-C6504-E	Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 4-slot chassis,5RU,no PS,no Fan Tray	--
WS-C6503=	Catalyst 6503 Chassis, 3 slot, 4 RU, No Power Supply,Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6506	Cat 6506 Chassis, 6slot, 12RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray	WS-C6506-E	Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 6-slot chassis,12RU,no PS,no Fan Tray	--
WS-C6506-1000AC=	Catalyst 6506 Chassis w/ 1000W AC Power Supply	WS-CAC-3000W	Catalyst 6500 3000W AC power supply	--
WS-C6506-1300AC=	Catalyst 6506 Chassis w/ 1300W AC Power Supply	WS-CAC-3000W=	Catalyst 6500 3000W AC power supply (spare)	--
WS-C6506=	Catalyst 6506 Chassis, 6 slot, 12RU, No Power Supply,Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6509	Cat 6509 Chassis, 9slot, 15RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray	WS-C6509-E	Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 9-slot chassis,15RU,no PS,no Fan Tray	--
WS-C6509-1300AC=	Catalyst 6509 Chassis w/ 1300W AC Power Supply	WS-CAC-3000W=	Catalyst 6500 3000W AC power supply (spare)	--
WS-C6509-2500AC=	Catalyst 6509 Chassis w/ 2500W AC Power Supply	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6509=	Catalyst 6509 Chassis, 9 slot, 15RU, No Power Supply,Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-13SLOT-FAN	Fan Tray for 13-Slot C6K	WS-C6K-13SLT-FAN2	High Speed Fan Tray for Catalyst 6513 / Cisco 7613	--
WS-C6K-13SLOT-FAN=	Fan Tray for 13-Slot C6K	WS-C6K-13SLT-FAN2=	High Speed Fan Tray, Spare, for Catalyst 6513 / Cisco 7613	--
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN	Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 6-Slot Systems	WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN2=	High Speed Fan Tray, Spare for Catalyst 6506, spare	--
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN2	High Speed Fan Tray, Spare, for Catalyst 6506	WS-C6506-E-FAN	Catalyst 6506-E Chassis Fan Tray	--
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN2=	High Speed Fan Tray, Spare for Catalyst 6506, spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN2=	High Speed Fan Tray, Spare for Catalyst 6506, spare	WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN	HASH(0xfda064)
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN=	Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 6-Slot Systems, Spare	WS-C6506-E-FAN	Catalyst 6506-E Chassis Fan Tray	--
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN	Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 9-Slot Systems	WS-C6509-E-FAN	Catalyst 6509-E Chassis Fan Tray	--
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN2	Catalyst 6509 High Speed Fan Tray	WS-C6509-E-FAN	Catalyst 6509-E Chassis Fan Tray	--
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN2=	Catalyst 6509 High Speed Fan Tray, Spare	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN=	Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 9-Slot Systems, Spare	WS-C6509-E-FAN	Catalyst 6509-E Chassis Fan Tray	--

Product Migration Options

See Product Bulletin

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 Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis 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: 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:
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/pcgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice

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