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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 7600 Series Firewall Services Modules. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 25, 2012. 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 Catalyst 6500 and 7600 Series Firewall Services Modules

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.

March 27, 2012

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.

September 25, 2012

Last Ship Date:
App. SW, OS SW, 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.

December 24, 2012

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
App. SW, OS SW, HW

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.

September 25, 2013

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.

September 25, 2013

End of New Service Attachment Date:
App. SW, OS SW, 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.

September 25, 2013

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
OS SW, HW

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.

December 21, 2016

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App. SW

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.

December 22, 2014

Last Date of Support:
App. SW

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.

September 30, 2015

Last Date of Support:
HW

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.

September 30, 2017

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

FR-SVC-FWM-GTP

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 FWSM GTP licenses

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-GTP=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 FWSM GTP licenses

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-UPGR1

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW upgrade from 20 to 50

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-UPGR1=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW upgrade from 20 to 50

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-UPGR2

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW upgrade from 50 to 100

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-UPGR2=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW upgrade from 50 to 100

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-UPGR3

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW upgrade from 100 to 250

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-UPGR3=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW upgrade from 100 to 250

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T1

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 20 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T1=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 20 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T2

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 50 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T2=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 50 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T3

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 100 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T3=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 100 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T4

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 250 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

FR-SVC-FWM-VC-T4=

Catalyst 6500 and 7600 virtual FW licensing for 250 VF

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

SC-SVC-FWM-3.1-K9

Firewall Module Software 3.1 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFW

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

SC-SVC-FWM-3.1-K9=

Firewall Module Software 3.1 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFW

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

SC-SVC-FWM-3.2-K9

Firewall Service Module 3.2 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFWs

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

SC-SVC-FWM-4.0-K9

Firewall Module Software 4.0 for 6500 and 7600, 2 free VFW

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-6506-EXL-FWM-K9

C6506 FW Sys, C6509, FWSM, SUP720-3BXL, FAN

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-6509-EXL-FWM-K9

C6509 FW Sys, C6509, FWSM, SUP720-3BXL, FAN

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-6509EXL-2FWM-K9

Cisco Catalyst 6509E 3BXL Security System with two FWSMs

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-6513XL-2FWM-K9

Cisco Catalyst 6513 3BXL Security System with two FWSMs

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-C6506-E-FWM-K9

Cisco Catalyst 6506E Firewall Security System

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-C6509-E-FWM-K9

Cisco Catalyst 6509E Firewall Security System

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-C6513-FWM-K9

Cisco Catalyst 6513 Firewall Security System

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-C6513-XL-FWM-K9

C6513 FW Sys, C6513, FWSM, SUP720-3BXL, FAN

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

    

WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9

Firewall blade for 6500 and 7600, VFW License Separate

WS-SVC-ASA-SM1-K9

ASA Services Module for Catalyst 6500-E, 3DES/AES

-

WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9=

Firewall blade for 6500 and 7600, VFW License Separate

WS-SVC-ASA-SM1-K9=

ASA Services Module for Catalyst 6500-E, 3DES/AES (Spare)

-

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11621/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 Catalyst 6500 and 7600 Series Firewall Services Modules 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 dispose properly 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 Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11621/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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