Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco UCS C250 M2 Extended-Memory Rack-Mount Server. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 14, 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 UCS C250 M2 Extended-Memory Rack-Mount Server
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.
August 15, 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.
November 14, 2012
Last Ship Date:
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.
February 12, 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.
November 14, 2013
End of New Service Attachment Date:
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.
November 14, 2013
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
February 9, 2017
Last Date of Support:
HW
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
November 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
N20-BHTS7
CPU heat sink for UCS C250 M2 Rack Server - 130W
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
N20-BHTS7=
CPU heat sink for UCS C250 M2 Rack Server - 130W
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
R200-1032RAIL
Rail Kit for UCS C250 Rack Servers (27 to 37-in racks)
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
R200-1032RAIL=
Rail Kit for UCS C250 Rack Servers (27 to 37-in racks)
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
R250-2480805W
UCS C250 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD, or PCIe card
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
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