EOS and EOL Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 1300W DC Power Supply

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Updated:April 18, 2006

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Product Bulletin No. EOL 4000

Cisco Systems© announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco© Catalyst 6500 1300W DC Power Supply. The last day to order the affected product is October 14, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until October 13, 2011. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 2500W DC Power Supply or Cisco Catalyst 6500 4000W DC Power Supply. Table 2 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product. The replacement products provide support for the Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Catalyst 6500 1300W DC Power Supply


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.	April 15, 2006
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.	October 14, 2006
Last Shipment 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.	January 12, 2007
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	October 14, 2007
End of New Service Attachment Date	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.	October 14, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	January 9, 2011
Last Date of Support	The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	October 13, 2011

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement


End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
WS-CDC-1300W(=)	Catalyst 6000 1300W DC Power Supply	PWR-4000-DC	4000W DC Power Supply for CISCO7609/13, Cat6506/9/13 chassis
WS-CDC-1300W(=)	Catalyst 6000 1300W DC Power Supply	WS-CDC-2500W	Catalyst 6000 2500W DC Power Supply

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 1300W DC Power Supply is the Cisco Catalyst 6500 2500W DC Power Supply or Cisco Catalyst 4000W DC Power Supply.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 2500W DC Power Supply or Cisco Catalyst 4000W DC Power Supply. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_data_sheets_list.html

Table 3. Product Comparisons


Feature	Cisco Catalyst 6500 1300W DC Power Supply	Cisco Catalyst 6500 2500W DC Power Supply or Cisco Catalyst 4000W DC Power Supply
Support for Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720	No	Yes

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 end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco Catalyst 6500 1300W DC Power Supply, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/prod_eol_notices_list.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/prod_end_of_life.html

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice