End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 5506 appliances and licenses with FTD software

EOL12452 - Amended

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco 5506 appliances and licenses with FTD software. This notification does NOT apply to ASA5506 appliances with ASA software, which continue to be orderable with no changes. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 30, 2019. 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.

Please note: ASA5506 appliances w/ Cisco ASA Software alone are not part of this EOL announcement and would continue to sell as usual. See Product Migration for more information.

Table 1.       End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Select Cisco 5506 FTD Appliances and Licenses Only

Table 2.       Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

Product Migration Options

Cisco recommends Firepower 1010 appliance as a replacement for ASA5506 running Firepower Threat Defense or Firepower Services SW. FPR1010 w/ Firepower Threat Defense SW would be orderable early June, 2019 time frame. Firepower 1010 runs on Cisco’s Firepower Threat Defense software 6.4 & above and provides significantly higher performance than ASA5506. More information on FPR1010 performance would be available in the data sheets by early June, 2019. Link: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/firepower-ngfw/datasheet-c78-736661.html

Note:    Firepower Threat Defense Software Version 6.2.3 would be the last supported image on these appliances.

Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at: https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Select Cisco 5506 FTD Appliances and Licenses Only through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.

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: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.

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