Product Bulletin No. 1949
End-of-Life Announcement for Cisco MGX-RPM-128-M/B front cards and select back cards
Cisco Systems is officially announcing the end of sales and end of life (EOS/EOL) for the following Cisco MGX® Route Processor Module (RPM)-128-M/B front cards and select back cards with an announcement effective date of October 28, 2002. Cisco customers may continue to receive hardware and software support for a longer period as set forth in the milestones and timelines in Table 1.
The Cisco MGX-RPM-PR-256 will replace cards stated above. Compared to the RPM/B, the RPM-PR offers higher processor capability, greater Flash capacity and hardware-based error checking and correcting (ECC). This card can be used on the Cisco MGX 8000 Series of multiservice switches. Customers are urged to replace their MGX-RPM-128M/B cards with the replacement card MGX-RPM-PR-256. The Cisco Technology Migration Program is not offered to upgrade the MGX-RPM-128M/B front cards and back cards. Customers should contact their account managers to upgrade these cards.
Note: Switch software release 1.2.20 is the last release that will support the MGX-RPM-128M/B front cards and back cards.
In summary, the milestones, their definitions, and effective EOL dates are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Milestones and Effective End-of-Life Dates for Cisco MGX-RPM-128M/B
| Milestone | Definition | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| End-of-sales announcement | The date that the end of sales announcement will be released to the public. |
October 28, 2002 |
| End of sales | The last date to enter orders of the product in the Cisco Marketplace "Orderability" Tool. |
April 28, 2003 |
| End of production | The date that Cisco Manufacturing completed/will complete fulfillment and shipment of new equipment purchase orders. |
May 28, 2003 |
| Add a new service attachment | The date that a hardware or software product subject to EOL can be added to a new or existing service contract up to one year from EOS date. End of New Service Attachment is the last day the EOL product can be added to an existing or new service contract. |
April 28, 2004 |
| End of hardware maintenance (engineering) | The date that Cisco Engineering ceased or will cease considering the repair/maintenance of confirmed hardware defects related to components within this system configuration. |
April 28, 2005 |
| End of software maintenance (engineering) | The date that Cisco Engineering ceased or will cease considering the repair/maintenance of confirmed operating system software defects or card download software defects within this system configuration. |
April 28, 2005 |
| Discontinue contract renewal | The date that renewing/extending a service contract for this system will discontinue. |
April 30, 2007 |
| End of support/end of life/product obsolescence | The date that Cisco Logistics will no longer have any obligation to support the products listed in this product bulletin. This includes processing RMA orders for components with this system configuration; it is also the date that the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will no longer have any obligation to assist customers with any issues related to this software. Any assistance rendered by Cisco will be on an as available basis without warranties at the sole discretion of Cisco Systems. |
April 30, 2008 |
Cisco RPM/B Part Numbers
Table 2 lists the Cisco MGX-RPM-128M/B part numbers that are affected by this EOS/EOL announcement and replacement product part numbers.
Table 2:
| Product Number |
Product Description |
EOS Last Order (Sales) Date |
End of Production Last Shipment Date |
Add a new service attachment | End of Engineering Hardware Maintenance Date |
End of Engineering Software Maintenance Date |
Dis- continue Contract Renewal Date |
End of Support/Product Obsolescence Date |
Replacement Product Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGX-RPM-128M/B |
Route Processor Module - 128 Meg of DRAM |
4/28/2003 |
5/28/2003 |
4/28/2004 |
4/28/2005 |
4/28/2005 |
4/30/2007 |
4/30/2008 |
MGX-RPM-PR-256 |
| MGX-RPM-128M/B= |
Route Processor Module - 128 Meg of DRAM |
4/28/2003 |
5/28/2003 |
4/28/2004 |
4/28/2005 |
4/28/2005 |
4/30/2007 |
4/30/2008 |
MGX-RPM-PR-256= |
| MGX-RJ45-4E |
4 Port Ethernet Back Card for the RPM |
4/28/2003 |
5/28/2003 |
4/28/2004 |
4/28/2005 |
4/28/2005 |
4/30/2007 |
4/30/2008 |
MGX-RJ45-4E/B |
| MGX-RJ45-4E= |
4 Port Ethernet Back Card for the RPM |
4/28/2003 |
5/28/2003 |
4/28/2004 |
4/28/2005 |
4/28/2005 |
4/30/2007 |
4/30/2008 |
MGX-RJ45-4E/B= |
Ordering Information
April 28, 2003 will be the last date to enter orders for the Cisco MGX-RPM-128M/B front cards and select back cards. Support for software will be provided according to the effective dates stated in Table 1.
For More Information
Chris Kolstad
Product Manager
Phone:408 525-7218
E-mail: ckolstad@cisco.com