Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.0 for Windows. The last day to order the affected product is September 30, 2002. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 30, 2005. 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.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/go/acs.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows
Milestone
Definition
Date
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.
September 30, 2002
Last Ship 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.
December 30, 2002
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.
September 30, 2003
End of New Service Attachment Date
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.
September 30, 2003
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
March 30, 2005
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.
September 30, 2005
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
CSACS-3.0
Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows
CSACS-3.3WIN-K9
Cisco Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows
CSACS-3.0-UPG
Upgrade or Cisco Secure UNIX Exchange to Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows
CSACS-3.3-WINUP-K9
Upgrade to Cisco Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows from versions 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, and Cisco Secure ACS for UNIX 2.x
CSACS-3.0-UPE
Service use only - upgrade to Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows
No replacement part number is available. Please contact your sales representative for more information.
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/go/acs.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/acs or contact your local account representative.
