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Product Bulletin, No. 2365
Addendum In reference to original EOL Notice #1979
Product Migration Options
Additional Information
Product Bulletin, No. 2365
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X and 3.X
Addendum In reference to original EOL Notice #1979
Addendum Date
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The date which the addendum was published
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November 26, 2003
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Effective Date
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The date which the change is effective
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June 20, 2003
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Original Bulletin announcement date
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The document date of the original end of sale and end of life of a product to the general public.
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December 31, 2002
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Original Bulletin information
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Original Bulletin
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1979
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Cisco Systems® announces the end of life of the Cisco® Secure Policy Manager version 2.X and 3.X applications for managing Cisco firewall products, IPSec, and Cisco VPN routers. The last day to order the Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X and 3.X applications—either in standalone form or as part of the CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution (VMS) 2.1—is December 31, 2002. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until December 31, 2005. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X and 3.X applications. Table 2 provides a listing of affected product part numbers.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the latest CiscoWorks VMS software release which provides enhanced device support, security management enhancements, server operating system, and client browser support.
At the time of this posting, CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 is the recommended migration path for Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X and 3.X customers to use. Many of Cisco Secure Policy Manager's functions are provided in the Management Center for Firewalls 1.2.2 release that is part of the CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 solution. Table 3 provides details about migration options consistent with CiscoWorks VMS 2.2. Please refer to the CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution products page at the following link for additional information and the latest details about current migration and upgrade options:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2330/index.html
Table 1 End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X and 3.X
Milestone
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Definition
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Date
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End-of-sale date
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The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
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December 31, 2002
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Last shipment date
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The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead-time.
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July 20, 2003
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End of software maintenance releases date
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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.
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December 31, 2003
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End of new service attachment date
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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.
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December 31, 2003
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End of service contract renewal date
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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.
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December 31, 2004
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Last date of support
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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.
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December 31, 2005
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Table 2 Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Life Product Part Number
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Product Description
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SEC-POL-MGR-2.3-R
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Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.3.3 restricted license (LITE)—restricts the number of managed IDS devices to three units
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CWVMS-2.1-UR-K9
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CiscoWorks VMS 2.1 for Windows; Unrestricted License
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CWVMS-2.1-WINR-K9
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CiscoWorks VMS 2.1 for Windows; 20-device Restricted License
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CWVMS-2.1-URC-K9
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Conversion from CiscoWorks VMS 2.1 20-device Restricted License to Unrestricted
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CWVMS-2.1-UPGUR-K9
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Upgrade from Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X (Unrestricted) to CiscoWorks VMS 2.1 (Unrestricted)
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CWVMS-2.1-WUPGR-K9
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Upgrade from CiscoWorks VMS 1.X or Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X (Restricted) to CiscoWorks 2.1 (20-device Restricted)
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Product Migration Options
Customers with Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.X standalone (LITE) or 3.X that is offered with the VMS solution, are encouraged to migrate to the CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 upgrade releases using the following ordering information:
Table 3 CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution 2.2 Upgrade and Software Application Support (SAS)
Product Part Number
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Product Description
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CWVMS-2.2-UPGUR-K9
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Upgrade from Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.x standalone or CiscoWorks VMS 1.x Unrestricted or convert from CiscoWorks VMS 1.x Restricted to VMS 2.2 for Windows and Solaris; Unrestricted Device Usage; one server installation license.
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CWVMS-2.2-WUPGR-K9
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Upgrade from Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.x or CiscoWorks VMS 1.x to CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 for Windows; 20-device Restricted Usage; one server installation license.
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CON-SAS-CWVMS22UP
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SAS for CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 Upgrade Kit for Windows and Solaris (Unrestricted Device License); provides Cisco TAC support, Cisco.com Software Center access, and minor updates.
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CON-SAS-CWVMS2220
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SAS for CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 Upgrade Kit for Windows (20-device Restricted License); provides Cisco TAC support, Cisco.com Software Center access, and minor updates.
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At the time of this posting, CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 is the recommended migration path for Cisco Secure Policy Manager customers to use. Please refer to the CiscoWorks VMS products page at the following link for additional information and the latest details about current migration and upgrade options:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2330/index.html
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or if you have any questions, send an e-mail message to the product-marketing group at ciscoworks@cisco.com.
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