EOS/EOL Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v3.5 and v3.6 [Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators]

PRODUCT BULLETIN NO.2691

Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v3.5 and v3.6. The last day to order Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v3.5 and v3.6 is December 12, 2004. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until December 12, 2005. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v3.5 and v3.6.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v3.5 and v3.6

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.	December 12, 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 12, 2004
End of Software 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.	December 12, 2005
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.	December 12, 2005
End of Service Contract Renewal Date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.	September 12, 2007
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.	December 12, 2007

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v3.5 and v3.6 is Cisco VPN Concentrator Software v4.1 (Table 2).

Table 2. Product Comparisons

Feature	Cisco VPN Concentrator SW v3.5 & 3.6	Cisco VPN Concentrator SW v4.1
WebVPN Support	-	Yes
VPN Client Automatic Update	-	Yes
Mutual Group Authentication support	-	Yes
IP Address Reuse Control	-	Yes

System Requirements

Platform, Flash, and RAM requirements for Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v4.1 are identical to those for v3.6. Customers with Cisco VPN 3000 Series concentrators, models 3005 through 3080; and Altiga Networks VPN concentrators, models C10 through C60; are able to run Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Software v4.1.

FIPS 140-2 L2 Certification

The FIPS image of v3.6 is not affected by this announcement, and will continue to be made available and supported.

Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID. For more information about Cisco TMP, visit:

http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrator Software, contact your local account representative or visit:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2284/index.html

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, visit:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html

To subscribe to receive Cisco end-of-life/end-of-sale information, visit:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice

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