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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.x. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 31, 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 MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.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.

January 31, 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.

July 31, 2012

Last Ship Date:
OS 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.

October 29, 2012

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
OS 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.

July 31, 2013

End of New Service Attachment Date:
OS 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.

July 31, 2013

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
OS SW

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

October 26, 2016

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.

July 31, 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

M91S1K9-4.1.1

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.1

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.1B

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.3

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.3A

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.5

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(5)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.7

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.7A

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S1K9-4.2.7B

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7b)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.1.1

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.1.1B

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1B

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.1.1C

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1C

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.1.3A

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1(3a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.1

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.1A

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.1B

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.3

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.3A

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.5

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(5)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.7

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.7A

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M91S2K9-4.2.7B

MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7b)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.1.1

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.1.1B

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1B

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.1.1C

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1C

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.1.3A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.1(3a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.1

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.1A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.1B

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.3

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.3A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.5

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(5)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.7

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.7A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S1K9-4.2.7B

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-I, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7b)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.1.1

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.1.1B

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1B

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.1.1C

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1C

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.1.3A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1(3a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.1

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.1A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.1B

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.3

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.3A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.5

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(5)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.7

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.7A

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M92S2K9-4.2.7B

MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7b)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.1.1

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.1.1B

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1B

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.1.1C

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1.1C

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.1.3A

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.1(3a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.1

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.1A

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.1B

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.3

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.3A

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.5

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(5)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.7

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.7A

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

M95S2K9-4.2.7B

MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS Software Release 4.2(7b)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-411

4.1(1) MDS SSI Image

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-411B

4.1(1B) MDS SSI Image

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-413A

MDS SSI Image 4.1(3a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-421

MDS SSI Image 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-421A

MDS SSI Image 4.2(1a)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-421B

MDS SSI Image 4.2(1)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-423

MDS SSI Image 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-423A

MDS SSI Image 4.2(3)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-425

MDS SSI Image 4.2(5)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-427

MDS SSI Image 4.2(7)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

SSI-M9K9-427A

MDS SSI Image 4.2(7a)

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SSI-M9K9-427B

MDS SSI Image 4.2(7b)

See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

    

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 5.1 or 5.2. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11592/index.html. For detailed information please refer to the release note of NX-OS 5.1 and NX-OS 5.2.
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 MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.x 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 MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 5.1 or 5.2, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11592/index.html, or contact your local account representative.
To request information about the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 5.1 or 5.2, send an e-mail to
ask-mds9000-pm@cisco.com.
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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