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EOL15224
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco MDS 16G Fixed Switches (9148S, 9396S, 9250i) Port Upgrade Licenses Spare. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 2, 2024. 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 MDS 16G Fixed Switches (9148S, 9396S, 9250i) Port Upgrade Licenses Spare
| Milestones |
Definition |
Date |
| End-of-Life |
The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is distributed to the general public. |
February 2, 2024 |
| 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. |
August 2, 2024 |
| 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. |
October 31, 2024 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
| L-M9148S-PL12= |
MDS 9148S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license (eDelivery) |
| M9148S-PL12-SL= |
MDS 9148S 16G FC switch 12-port upgrade Smart license, spare |
| M9148S-PL12E= |
MDS 9148S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license, for EMC |
| M9396S-PL12= |
MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license |
| L-M9396S-PL12= |
MDS 9396S 12-port upgrade license (eDelivery) |
| M9396S-PL12-SL= |
MDS 9396S 16G FC switch 12-port upgrade Smart license, spare |
| M9396S-PL12-8= |
MDS 9396S 12-port upgrade license + 8G SW SFPs |
| M9396S-PL12-S= |
MDS 9396S 12-port upgrade license + 16G SW SFPs |
| M9396S-PL12E= |
MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license, for EMC |
| M9250IP20-16G= |
MDS 9250i 20-port FC Upgrade License |
| M9250IP20-16G-SL= |
MDS 9250i 20-port FC Upgrade Smart License |
There is no replacement available for the Cisco MDS 16G Fixed Switches (9148S, 9396S, 9250i) Port Upgrade Licenses Spare at this time.
Customers are encouraged to move to next generation Fixed switches (9124V, 9148V, 9396V, 9220i).
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.
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