End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Select UCS Microsoft Windows Server 2012

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Updated:November 15, 2017

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Select UCS Microsoft Windows Server 2012. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 15, 2018. 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 Select UCS Microsoft Windows Server 2012

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.	November 15, 2017
End-of-Sale Date: OS SW	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	November 15, 2018
Last Ship Date: OS 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.	February 14, 2019
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: OS 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.	November 15, 2019
End of New Service Attachment Date: OS 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.	November 15, 2019
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: OS SW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	February 13, 2023
Last Date of Support: OS 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.	November 30, 2023

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

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
MSWS-12R2-ST2S-NS	Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) No Cisco SVC	MSWS-16-ST24C-NS	Windows Server 2016 Standard (24 Cores/2 VMs) - No Cisco SVC	-
MSWS-12-ST2S-NS	Windows Server 2012 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) No Cisco SVC	MSWS-16-ST24C-NS	Windows Server 2016 Standard (24 Cores/2 VMs) - No Cisco SVC	-
MSWS-12R2-ST2S-MD=	Windows Server 2012R2 Stan (2CPU/2VMs) Recovery Media Only	MSWS-16-ST24C-RM=	Windows Server 2016 Stan (24 Cores/2 VMs) Rec Media DVD Only	-
MSWS-12-ST2S-MD=	Windows Server 2012 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) Media	MSWS-16-ST24C-RM=	Windows Server 2016 Stan (24 Cores/2 VMs) Rec Media DVD Only	-
MSWS-12R2-DC2S	Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (2 CPU/Unlimited VMs)	MSWS-16-DC24C	Windows Server 2016 Data Center (24 Cores/Unlimited VMs)	-
MSWS-12-DC2S	Windows Server 2012 Datacenter (2 CPU/Unlimited VMs)	MSWS-16-DC24C	Windows Server 2016 Data Center (24 Cores/Unlimited VMs)	-
MSWS-12R2-ST2S	Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs)	MSWS-16-ST24C	Windows Server 2016 Standard (24 Cores/2 VMs)	-
MSWS-12-ST2S	Windows Server 2012 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs)	MSWS-16-ST24C	Windows Server 2016 Standard (24 Cores/2 VMs)	-
MSWS-12R2-DC2S-RM	Windows Server 2012R2 DataCen (2CPU/Unlim VM) Rec Media Only	MSWS-16-DC24C-RM	Windows Server 2016 DC (24Cores/Unlim VM) Rec Media DVD Only	-
MSWS-12-DC2S-MD	Windows Server 2012 Datacenter(2 CPU/Unlimited VM) Rec Media	MSWS-16-DC24C-RM	Windows Server 2016 DC (24Cores/Unlim VM) Rec Media DVD Only	-
MSWS-12R2-ST2S-RM	Windows Server 2012R2 Stan (2CPU/2VMs) Recovery Media Only	MSWS-16-ST24C-RM	Windows Server 2016 Stan (24Cores/2 VMs) Rec Media DVD Only	-
MSWS-12-ST2S-MD	Windows Server 2012 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) Recovery Media	MSWS-16-ST24C-RM	Windows Server 2016 Stan (24Cores/2 VMs) Rec Media DVD Only	-
MSWS-12R2-DC2S-NS	Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacen (2 CPU/Unlim VM) No Cisco Svc	MSWS-16-DC24C-NS	Windows Server 2016 DC (24 Cores/Unlim VMs) - No Cisco SVC	-
MSWS-12-DC2S-NS	Windows Server 2012 Datacenter (2 CPU/Unlim VM) No Cisco Svc	MSWS-16-DC24C-NS	Windows Server 2016 DC (24 Cores/Unlim VMs) - No Cisco SVC	-
MSWS-12R2-DC2S-MD=	Windows Server 2012R2 DataCen (2CPU/Unlim VM) Rec Media Only	MSWS-16-DC24C-RM=	Windows Server 2016 DC (24Cores/Unlim VM) Rec Media DVD Only	-
MSWS-12-DC2S-MD=	Windows Server 2012 Datacenter(2 CPU/Unlimited VM) Media	MSWS-16-DC24C-RM=	Windows Server 2016 DC (24Cores/Unlim VM) Rec Media DVD Only	-

Product Migration Options

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 UCS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 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.

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Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a commercially reasonable effort; however, if there are discrepancies between the English version and the translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.

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