End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 6004 Non-Extensible Fixed (Non-EF) Switch and Fabric Extender (FEX) Bundles

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EOL10372 - Amended

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Nexus 6004 Non‑Extensible Fixed (Non-EF) Switch and Fabric Extender (FEX) Bundles. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 30, 2015. 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 Nexus 6004 Non-Extensible Fixed (Non-EF) Switch and Fabric Extender (FEX) Bundles

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.	July 1, 2015
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.	December 30, 2015
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.	March 29, 2016
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.	December 29, 2016
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.	December 29, 2016
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	March 26, 2020
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.	December 29, 2018
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.	December 31, 2020

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
C1-N6004-96Q	Cisco ONE Nexus 6004 4RU 48Fixed 40GE Ethernet/FCoE, 6PS, 4FAN	C1-N5696Q	Cisco ONE Nexus 5696Q Chassis 6PS, 4 FAN VxLAN	-
N6004-12FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis with 12 x 1G FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-12FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 12 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-24Q-B-LAB	N6004 demo bundle (non‑EF) - BU approval required	N6004EF-24Q-B-LAB	N6004 demo bundle (Requires BU Approval - Lab use only)	-
N6004-36Q-B-NFR	N6004 non-EF demo bundle (Requires BU Approval)	N6004EF-24Q-B-NFR	N6004EF demo bundle (Requires BU Approval)	-
N6004-4FEX-10G	N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5696-N2300-BUN	Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle	-
N6004-4FEX-10GT	N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-8FEX-10GT	N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-4FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis with 4 x 1G FEXe	N5696Q-6FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-6FEX-10G	N6004 Chassis with 6 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5696-N2300-BUN	Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle	-
N6004-6FEX-10GT	N6004 Chassis with 6 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-8FEX-10GT	N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-6FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-6FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-8FEX-10G	N6004 Chassis with 8 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5696-N2300-BUN	Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle	-
N6004-8FEX-10GT	N6004 Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-8FEX-10GT	N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-8FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis with 8 x 1G FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-6FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-96Q-B-24Q	Nexus 6004 24 x 40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle; 6PS, 4 FAN (non-EF)	N5696-B-24Q	Nexus 5696Q chassis 24x40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle; 6PS, 4 FAN	-
N6K-C6004-96Q	Nexus 6004 4RU 48 Fixed 40GE Ports Ethernet/FCoE, 6PS, 4FAN	N5K-C5696Q=	Nexus 5696Q Bare Chassis (No Fans/PSU)	-
N6K-C6004-96Q=	Nexus 6004 4RU, 48 Fixed 40GE Ports Ethernet/FCoE Spare	N5K-C5696Q=	Nexus 5696Q Bare Chassis (No Fans/PSU)	-
N6K-C6004-M12Q	Nexus 6004 Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE (non‑EF)	N5696-M12Q	Nexus 5696Q Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE	Module for use with 5696Q
N6K-C6004-M12Q-B	N6004 Expansion Module for NFR bundle	N5696-M12Q	Nexus 5696Q Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE	Module for use with 5696Q
N6K-C6004-M12Q=	Nexus 6004 Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE, spare	N5696-M12Q=	Nexus 5696Q Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE	Module for use with 5696Q

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus 5696Q Switch. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-5696q-switch/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 Nexus 6004 Non-Extensible Fixed (Non-EF) Switch and Fabric Extender (FEX) Bundles 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 Nexus 5696Q Switch, visit http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-5696q-switch/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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