End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) Versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2
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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) Versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 3, 2017. 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 under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) Versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2
| 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. |
May 5, 2017 |
| 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 3, 2017 |
| 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. |
February 1, 2018 |
| 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. |
November 3, 2018 |
| 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. |
November 3, 2018 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
January 30, 2020 |
| Last Date of Support: |
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
November 30, 2020 |
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 |
| ESC-2-2-A-1YR-K9 |
One Active ESC 2.2 Server License for Production for 1 year |
ESC-2-3-A-1YR-K9 |
ESC RTM license for One Small VM for 1 year |
- |
| ESC-2-2-A-3YR-K9 |
One Active ESC 2.2 Server License for Production for 3 years |
ESC-2-3-A-3YR-K9 |
ESC RTM license for One Small VM for 3 years |
- |
| ESC-2-2-A-T-K9 |
One Active ESC 2.2 Server License for Prod nw Subscription |
ESC-2-3-A-T-K9 |
One Active ESC 2.3 Server License for Prod nw Subscription |
- |
| ESC-2-2-LAB-1YR-K9 |
5 ESC 2.2 Lab Server licenses for 1 year |
ESC-2-3-LAB-1YR-K9 |
ESC RTM license for One Medium VM for 1 year |
- |
| ESC-2-2-LAB-3YR-K9 |
5 ESC 2.2 Lab Server licenses for 3 years |
ESC-2-3-LAB-3YR-K9 |
ESC RTM license for One Medium VM for 3 years |
- |
| ESC-2-2-LAB-T-K9 |
ESC 2.2 Lab Server 5 Subscription Licenses for non Prod nw |
ESC-2-3-LAB-T-K9 |
ESC 2.3 Lab Server 5 Subscription Licenses for non Prod nw |
- |
| R-ESC-2-2-LAB-P-K9 |
Five ESC 2.2 Servers License for Lab use |
R-ESC-2-3-LAB-P-K9 |
Five ESC 2.3 Servers License for Lab use |
- |
| R-ESC-2-2-P-K9 |
One Active ESC 2.2 Server License for Production |
R-ESC-2-3-P-K9 |
One Active ESC 2.3 Server License for Production |
- |
Product Migration Options
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
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