Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for Cisco® Content Switching Module (CSM) Software Version 3.2(X). The last day to order the affected product is March 23, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until March 23, 2011.
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. Table 3 provides migration information.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco CSM Software Version 4.1(X) or 4.2(X), which contain the features and bug fixes of Version 3.2(X), in addition to new features. In addition to Cisco CSM Software Version 4.1(X) and 4.2(X), Version 3.1(x) remains active and available. Information about Cisco CSM software releases can be found in the release notes: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/mod_icn/csm/index.htm
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco CSM Software Version 3.2(X)
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.
September 23, 2005
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.
March 23, 2006
Last Shipment 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.
June 23, 2006
End of Software 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.
March 23, 2007
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.
March 23, 2011
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by this Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
SC6K-3.2.1-CSM
Cisco CSM Software Version 3.2.1
SC6K-4.1.1-CSM or greater
or
SC6K-4.2.1-CSM or greater
Cisco CSM Software Version 4.1.1
or
Cisco CSM Software Version 4.2.1
SC6K-3.2.3-CSM
Cisco CSM Software Version 3.2.3
SC6K-4.1.1-CSM or greater
or
SC6K-4.2.1-CSM or greater
Cisco CSM Software Version 4.1.1
or
Cisco CSM Software Version 4.2.1
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for Cisco CSM Software Version 3.2(X) is Cisco CSM Software Version 4.1(X) or 4.2(X).
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Features
Cisco CSM Software Version 3.2(X)
Cisco CSM Software Version 4.1(X)
Cisco CSM Software Version 4.2(X)
• Distributed denial of service (DDoS) additions
• Delayed for Layer 4
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP) probe
• Static sticky entry
• Show sticky improvements
• Firewall load balancing connection reassignment
• XML document type definition (DTD) update
• MIB updates
• Load balancing per packet
• Route lookup
• TCP fragment support
• VLAN increase
• Fault-tolerant pre-empt improvements
• Static Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entry
• Jumbo frame support
Yes
Yes
Yes
• Cookie sticky offset and length
• Cookie insert
• URL learn
• IP header insert
• Backend Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support with SSL Module (SSLM) Version 2.1
• Server/Application State Protocol (SASP) support
