Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Assurance Management Solution 1.0. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 31, 2009. 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.
Cisco Assurance Management Solution was a packaging of Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA) and Cisco Info Center (CIC). Customers needing this functionality should consider both of these products, which can be integrated by Cisco Advanced Services.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Assurance Management Solution 1.0
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 30, 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.
March 31, 2009
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.
June 29, 2009
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.
March 31, 2010
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.
March 31, 2010
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
June 27, 2011
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.
March 30, 2012
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Assurance Management Solution 1.0 at this time.
Customers with a need for network and service management can consider the alternative Cisco products - Cisco Active Network Abstraction and Cisco Info Center. Contact your local Account Representative for further details.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
