End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Release 9.8(x), Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv) Release 9.8(x) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) Release 7.8(x)

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Overview

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Release 9.8(x), Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv) Release 9.8(x) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) Release 7.8(x). The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 4, 2022. 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.

End-of-life milestones

Table 1.      End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Release 9.8(x), Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv) Release 9.8(x) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) Release 7.8(x)

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.

August 6, 2021

End-of-Sale Date:
App SW

The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.

February 4, 2022

Last Ship Date:
App SW

The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.

May 5, 2022

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
App SW

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.

February 4, 2023

End of New Service Attachment Date:
App SW

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.

February 4, 2023

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App SW

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.

May 2, 2024

Last Date of Support:
App SW

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.

February 28, 2025

HW = Hardware         OS SW = Operating System Software         App. SW = Application Software

Product part numbers

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

SF-QCO-ASA9.8.2-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8.2 SW for ASAv on ENCS

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

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-

SF-F9K-ASA9.8.2-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8.2 Software for Firepower 9300 appliance series

SF-F9KASA9.12.1-K9

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for Firepower 9300 appliances

-

SF-F4K-ASA9.8.2-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8.2 Software for Firepower 4100 appliance series

SF-F4KASA9.12.1-K9

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for Firepower 4100 appliances

-

SF-FPR-ASA9.8.2-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8.2 Software for Firepower 4100 appliance series

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

-

-

SF-ASA-K-9.8.2-K8

Cisco ASA 9.8.2 Software image for ASA 5506/5508/5516 series

SF-ASA-K-9.12.1-K8

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for ASA5500-K appliances

-

SF-ASA-X-9.8.2-K8

Cisco ASA 9.8.2 Software image for ASA Spyker/Saleen

SF-ASA-X-9.12.1-K8

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for ASA5500-X appliances

-

SF-F2K-ASA9.8.2-K9

ASA 9.8.2 Software for Firepower 2100 appliance series

SF-F2KASA9.12.1-K9

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for Firepower 2100 appliances

-

SF-QCOW-ASA9.8-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8 SW for ASAv on ENCS

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

-

-

SF-F2K-ASA9.8-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8 Software for Firepower 2100 appliance series

SF-F2KASA9.12.1-K9

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for Firepower 2100 appliances

-

SF-F9K-ASA9.8-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8 Software for Firepower 9300 appliance series

SF-F9KASA9.12.2-K9

Cisco ASA 9.12.2 Software for Firepower 9300 appliances

-

SF-FPR-ASA9.8-K9

Cisco ASA 9.8 Software for Firepower 4100 appliance series

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

-

-

SF-ASA-K-9.8-K8

Cisco ASA 9.8 Software image for ASA 5506/5508/5516 series

SF-ASA-K-9.12.1-K8

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for ASA5500-K appliances

-

SF-ASA-X-9.8-K8

Cisco ASA 9.8 Software image for ASA Spyker/Saleen

SF-ASA-X-9.12.1-K8

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for ASA5500-X appliances

-

SF-F2K-ASA9.8.1-K9

ASA 9.8.1 Software for Firepower 2100 appliance series

SF-F2KASA9.12.1-K9

Cisco ASA 9.12.1 Software for Firepower 2100 appliances

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Product migration options

Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.

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.

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