End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9500 Family Fiber Channel Switching Modules: 8-Gbps Advanced Switching Modules, SSN-16 Module, Supervisor-2A, Fabric 3

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Updated:February 21, 2017

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco MDS 9500 Family Fiber Channel Switching Modules: 8-Gbps Advanced Switching Modules, SSN-16 Module, Supervisor-2A, Fabric 3. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 1, 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 MDS 9500 Family Fiber Channel Switching Modules: 8-Gbps Advanced Switching Modules, SSN-16 Module, Supervisor-2A, Fabric 3

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.	October 31, 2016
End-of-Sale Date: HW	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	May 1, 2017
Last Ship Date: HW	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	July 30, 2017
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.	May 1, 2018
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW	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.	May 1, 2018
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	July 27, 2021
Last Date of Support: HW	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.	April 30, 2022

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
DS-13SLT-FAB3	256-Gbps Fabric Module	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-13SLT-FAB3=	256-Gbps Fabric Module	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-13SLT-FAB3NH=	MDS 9513 Crossbar Switching Fabric3 Module for HP, Spare	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9232-256BK9=	32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced FC Module, 32 8G SW SFP+	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9232-256K9	32-Port 8-Gbps Performance Fibre Channel Switching Module	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9232-256K9=	32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9232256HK9=	Cisco MDS 9000 Family 32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9232256NHK9=	Cisco MDS 9000 Family 32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9248-256BK9=	48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced FC Module, 48 8G SW SFP+	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9248-256K9	48-Port 8-Gbps Performance Fibre Channel Switching Module	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9248-256K9=	48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9248256HK9=	Cisco MDS 9000 Family 48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9248256NHK9=	Cisco MDS 9000 Family 48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9316-SSNK9	MDS 9000 16-Port GE Storage Services Node	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9316-SSNK9=	MDS 9000 16-Port GE Storage Services Node, Spare	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9530-SF2A-HK9=	MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A for HP with Service, Spare	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9530-SF2AK9	MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-
DS-X9530-SF2AK9=	MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors	-

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/storage-networking/mds-9700-series-multilayer-directors/index.html.

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 http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco MDS 9500 Family Fiber Channel Switching Modules: 8-Gbps Advanced Switching Modules, SSN-16 Module, Supervisor-2A, Fabric 3 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: http://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: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

For More Information

For more Information about the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors, visit http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/storage-networking/mds-9700-series-multilayer-directors/index.html, or contact your local account representative.

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

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

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