End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco AVS 3110 Application [Cisco AVS 3100 Series Application Velocity System]

Product Bulletin No. EOL1099-Amended

Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco AVS 3110 Application Velocity System.

The last day to order the affected product is January 7, 2007. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until January 6, 2012. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco AVS 3120 Application Velocity System. Table 2 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco AVS 3110 Application Velocity System.

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 9, 2006
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 7, 2007
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 7, 2007
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	January 7, 2008
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 7, 2008
End of Service Contract Renewal Date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	April 4, 2011
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.	January 6, 2012

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
AVS-3110-K9	Cisco Application Velocity System 3110	AVS-3120-K9	Application Velocity System 3120 Chassis

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco AVS 3110 Application Velocity System is the Cisco AVS 3120 Application Velocity System.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco AVS 3120. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6715/index.html

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Feature	Cisco AVS 3110 Application Velocity System	Cisco AVS 3120 Application Velocity System
FlashForward	Acceleration	Acceleration-Identical feature to 3110
Delta Encoding	Acceleration	Acceleration-Identical feature to 3110
SSL	Security and Acceleration	Security and Acceleration-Identical feature to the 3110
AppScope	Performance Monitoring	AppScope performance monitoring requires both an AVS 3120 and an AVS 3180

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 end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco AVS 3110 Application Velocity System, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6492/prod_bulletins_list.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/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

Cisco AVS 3100 Series Application Velocity System

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco AVS 3110 Application

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