End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Virtual Application Container Services (VACS)
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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Virtual Application Container Services (VACS). The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 11, 2018. 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 Virtual Application Container Services (VACS)
| 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 11, 2017 |
| 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. |
January 11, 2018 |
| 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. |
April 11, 2018 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: |
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. |
January 11, 2019 |
| 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. |
January 11, 2019 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
April 11, 2020 |
| Last Date of Support: |
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. |
January 31, 2021 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
| A-C1-VACS-01 |
Cisco ONE Virtual Application Container Services |
| C1-1Y-VACS-01 |
Cisco ONE 1Y Virtual Application Container Services |
| C1-VACS-01 |
Cisco ONE Virtual Application Container Services |
| C1-VACS-03-T |
VACS - Virtual Application Cloud Segmentation - 3 containers |
| C1EA-VACS |
C1EA OA for VACS |
| CUIC-VACS-01 |
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services License, Qty 01 |
| CUIC-VACS-01= |
Virtual Application Container License, eDelivery Qty 01 |
| CUIC-VACS-10 |
Cisco VACS License, Qty 10-49 |
| CUIC-VACS-100 |
Cisco VACS License, Qty100-249 |
| CUIC-VACS-250 |
Cisco VACS License, Qty 250+ |
| CUIC-VACS-50 |
Cisco VACS License, Qty 50-99 |
| CUIC-VACS-EVAL |
VACS EVAL License |
| CUIC-VACS-LIC-01 |
Virtual Application Container License, eDelivery Qty 01 |
| CUIC-VACS-OFFERS= |
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services offerings |
| ELAC-CUIC-VACS-250 |
Virtual Application Container Services Capped ELA, 250 Lic |
| ELAC-CUIC-VACS-500 |
Virtual Application Container Services Capped ELA, 500 Lic |
| ELAC-CUIC-VACS-750 |
Virtual Application Container Services Capped ELA, 750 Lic |
| ELAU-CUIC-VACS-250 |
Virtual Application Container Services Uncapped ELA, 250 Lic |
| ELAU-CUIC-VACS-500 |
Virtual Application Container Services Unapped ELA, 500 Lic |
| ELAU-CUIC-VACS-700 |
Virtual Application Container Services Unapped ELA, 700 Lic |
| ELAU-CUIC-VACS-750 |
Virtual Application Container Services Unapped ELA, 750 Lic |
| ELAU-CUIC-VACS1000 |
Virtual Application Container Services Unapped ELA, 1000 Lic |
| EVAL-CUIC-VACS |
EVAL-CUIC-VACS EVAL |
| SWOA-VACS-C1EA |
SWOA for VACS Cisco ONE Plus ELA |
| VACS CUIC OPT |
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services License |
| VACS EXPANSIONS |
Virtual Application Container Services Expansions |
| VACS-ELA-OFFERS= |
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services ELA offering |
Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Virtual Application Container Services (VACS) at this time.
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: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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