End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Content Delivery Engine 285 for Media Streamer
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“On October 28, 2018, Cisco divested certain assets of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business unit (such assets, the “SPVSS Business”) to a company backed by the Permira Funds, to create a new company called “Synamedia.” To facilitate a smooth transition, Cisco and Synamedia have entered into a transition services agreement under which Cisco will provide transition services to Synamedia. Under that agreement, Cisco will continue to operate certain aspects of the SPVSS Business on behalf of Synamedia. These services may include issuing End-of-Sale and End-of-Life notices for a limited time period, generally not to exceed 18 months (the “Transition Period”).
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Content Delivery Engine 285 for Media Streamer. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 21, 2019. Customers with active service contracts or active warranties will continue to receive support from the Synamedia’s 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 service contracts or active product warranties, support will be available for the shown dates as stated in the applicable service contracts or product warranty terms and conditions.
Cisco® Content Delivery Engines (CDEs) are carrier-class appliances that power Cisco’s CDN software for Internet video streaming. This model offers a wide range of solid-state-drive (SSD) and hard disk-drive (HDD) models, which are performance optimized for delivering video on demand, live streaming, and file download. The Cisco CDE 285 platform combines with the Cisco Media Streamer (OMD) software application, which provides ingest, storage, caching, streaming, and other real-time, scalable, and resilient capabilities.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Content Delivery Engine 285 for Media Streamer
| 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. | November 21, 2018 |
| 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. | February 21, 2019 |
| 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. | May 21, 2019 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: | The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. | February 21, 2020 |
| 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. | February 21, 2020 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: | The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | May 19, 2023 |
| 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**. Warranty duration is based on product ship dates; refer to warranty terms and conditions for details. | February 29, 2024 |
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 |
| CDE285-L | CDE285, 2RU Content Delivery Engine, LFF | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| CDE285-S | CDE285, 2RU Content Delivery Engine, SFF | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| SB-CDE285-2H13 | 24 x 600GB 12G SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| SB-CDE285-2H26 | 24 x 1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| SB-CDE285-2H40 | 24 x 1.8 TB 12G SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD (4K) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| SB-CDE285-2H90 | 12 x 8 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF HDD (4K) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| SB-CDE285-2S10 | 24x480 GB 2.5" Ent Value SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| SB-CDE285-2S21 | 24x 960GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| SB-CDE285-2S40 | 24x1.9TB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-BZL-C240M4 | CDE285 Security Bezel | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-CPU-E52667E | 3.20 GHz E5-2667 v4/135W 8C/25MB Cache/DDR4 2400MHz | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-HD12TB10K12G | 1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-HD18TB10KS4K | 1.8 TB 12G SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD (4K) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-HD600G10K12G | 600GB 12G SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-HD8T7KL4K | 8 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF HDD (4K) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-HD8T7KL4KHM | 8 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF HDD (4K) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-MR-1X161RV-A-1 | 16GB DDR4-2400-MHz RDIMM/PC4-19200/single rank/x4/1.2v | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-MRAID12G | Cisco 12G SAS Modular Raid Controller | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-MRAID12G-2GB | Cisco 12Gbps SAS 2GB FBWC Cache module (Raid 0/1/5/6) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-N2XX-AIPCI01 | Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ Adapter | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-PCI-1C-240M4 | Right PCI Riser Bd (Riser 1) 2onbd SATA bootdrvs+ 2PCI slts | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-PCI-2-C240M4 | Left PCIe Riser Board (Riser 2) for C240 M4 | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-PSU2V2-1200W | 1200W / 800W V2 AC Power Supply for 2U C-Series Servers | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-PSU2V2-930DC | 930W V2 DC Power Supply for 2U C-Series Servers | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-SD19TBKSS-EV | 1.9TB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-SD480GBKS4-EB | 480 GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD (Boot) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-SD480GBKS4-EV | 480 GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-SD480GBMS4-EV | 480 GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-SD480GIS3-EP | 480GB 2.5in Enterprise performance 6GSATA SSD(3X endurance) | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-SD960GBKS4-EV | 960GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| V2P-SD960GBKS4-EV | 960GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
Product Migration Options
This announcement is EOL of Cisco Content Delivery Engine 285 for OMD Media Streamer Software application. There is a migration option for Cisco Content Delivery Engine 285 customers, please contact your local Cisco Account team or Synamedia’s Technical Assistance Center for more technical information about the available migration option.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Content Delivery Engine 285 for Media Streamer 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: https://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: 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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Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a commercially reasonable effort; however, if there are discrepancies between the English version and the translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.
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