Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Sheer 3.1, Sheer 3.2, Sheer 3.3, Sheer 3.4. The last day to order the Sheer 3.1, Sheer 3.2, Sheer 3.3, Sheer 3.4 is April 1, 2007. 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 Sheer 3.1, Sheer 3.2, Sheer 3.3, Sheer 3.4. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Sheer 3.1, Sheer 3.2, Sheer 3.3, Sheer 3.4.
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 6, 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.
April 1, 2007
Last Ship Date:
App. 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.
April 1, 2007
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
App. 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.
April 1, 2007
End of New Service Attachment Date:
App. 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.
April 1, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
April 1, 2007
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.
April 1, 2007
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
SHEER-TRANSF-C1
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C10
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C11
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C12
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C13
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C14
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C15
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C2
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C3
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C4
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C5
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C6
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C7
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C8
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
SHEER-TRANSF-C9
CA USE ONLY. SHEER Services Contract transfer to Cisco
