EOL/EOS for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Software v7.1
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Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Software v7.1. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 4, 2008. 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 until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Software v7.1
| 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. |
February 4, 2008 |
| 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. |
August 4, 2008 |
| Last Ship Date: OS SW |
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. |
November 2, 2008 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: OS SW |
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. |
August 4, 2009 |
| End of New Service Attachment Date: OS SW |
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. |
August 4, 2009 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: OS SW |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 30, 2012 |
| 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. |
August 3, 2013 |
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 |
| SF-ASA-7.1-K8 |
ASA 5500 Series Software v7.1 |
SF-ASA-7.2-K8 |
ASA 5500 Series Software v7.2 |
Product Migration Options
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance customers running version 7.1 software are encouraged to migrate to version 7.2 software. This software supports all of the features found in version 7.1, and adds many additional features that customers can take advantage of. A feature comparison summary is shown below. For more information, please review the release notes for each specific software release.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
| Feature |
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Software v7.1 |
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Software v7.2 |
| Software Release Designator |
Early Deployment (ED) |
Early Deployment (ED) |
| Regular Expression Matching for HTTP, SMTP, and SIP |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Advanced Application Layer Inspection for DNS |
Limited |
Supported |
| Advanced Application Layer Inspection for ESMTP over TLS, Microsoft RPC/DCE-RPC, SCCP-based Video |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Network Admission Control (NAC) Support |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| OCSP Support |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Sub-Second Failover |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Redundant ISP Support |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Generic Input Rate Limiting |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Resource Management for Security Contexts (Virtual Firewalls) |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Firewall Traffic Hairpin Support |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Packet Tracer |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| WAAS Support |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| WCCP Support |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Traceroute Support |
Not Supported |
Supported |
| Real-Time Packet Capture Output |
Not Supported |
Supported |
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Software v7.1 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.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Software v7.2, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/asa, 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.
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