End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst Microswitch

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Overview

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst Microswitch. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 30, 2026. 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 Catalyst Microswitch

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 30, 2025

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.

April 30, 2026

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, 2026

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
HW

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.

April 30, 2027

End of Vulnerability/Security Support:
HW

The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.

April 30, 2031

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.

April 30, 2027

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.

April 30, 2027

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW

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

July 29, 2030

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, 2031

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

The last supported IOS release on the Cisco Catalyst Microswitch is 15.2(8)E.

Product part numbers

Table 2.      Product part numbers affected by this announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number

Product Description

CMICR-4PC

Catalyst Micro Switch, 1 x copper + 1 SFP

CMICR-4PS

Catalyst Micro Switch for Walljack Deployments, 2 x SFP Up

CMICR-4PT

Catalyst Micro Switch for Desktop Deployments

CMICR-PWR-CNT

Power connector for Catalyst Micro Switches

CMICR-MSD-1G

CMICR 1GB MicroSD Memory Card

CMICR-BZL-L-OC

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Mounting Bezel, Long,OffCentered

CMICR-BZL-S-OC

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Mounting Bezel, Short,OfCentered

CMICR-BZL-S-C

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Mounting Bezel, Short,Centered

CMICR-CLIP-DIN

Catalyst Micro Switch DIN Rail Clip for CMICR-4PS &CMICR-4PC

CMICR-BRKT-S-OC

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Bracket, Short,offCentered

CMICR-BRKT-DSK

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch CMICR-4PT Mounting Bracket

PSU-L-74W-ADPT

Slim 74W power adaptor, for Catalyst Micro switches

CMICR-4PC=

Catalyst Micro Switch, 1 x copper + 1 SFP Spare

CMICR-4PS=

Catalyst Micro Switch for Walljack Deployments, 2 x SFP Up S

CMICR-4PT=

Catalyst Micro Switch for Desktop Deployments Spare

CMICR-PWR-CNT=

Power connector for Catalyst Micro Switches Spare

CMICR-MSD-1G=

CMICR 1GB MicroSD Memory Card

CMICR-BZL-L-OC=

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Mounting Bezel, Long,OffCentered

CMICR-BZL-S-OC=

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Mounting Bezel, Short,OfCentered

CMICR-BZL-S-C=

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Mounting Bezel, Short,Centered

CMICR-CLIP-DIN=

Catalyst Micro Switch DIN Rail Clip for CMICR-4PS &CMICR-4PC

CMICR-BRKT-S-OC=

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch Bracket, Short,offCentered

CMICR-BRKT-DSK=

Cisco Catalyst Micro Switch CMICR-4PT Mounting Bracket

PSU-L-74W-ADPT=

Slim 74W power adaptor - Spare, for Catalyst Micro switches

PSU-80W-AC

Power adaptor, 80W AC, for Catalyst Micro switches

PSU-80W-AC=

Power adaptor - Spare, 80W AC, for Catalyst Micro switches

Product migration options

There is no replacement available for the Cisco Catalyst Microswitch at this time.

Customers may consider C9200CX and MS130, which offer both 8-port and 12-port models for lower port and PoE power density use cases.

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 Catalyst Microswitch through the Cisco Refresh (certified remanufactured) program. Remanufactured 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 Refresh program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/remanufactured.html.

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/c/en/us/about/takeback-and-reuse/product-recycling.html.

For more information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html

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

https://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html

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