Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(20)S of the Cisco 7304 Router. The last day to order the affected product is November 15, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until November 14, 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.
The recommended replacement for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(20)S for the Cisco 7304 Router is the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(28)SB or later. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(28)SB or later is the recommended release for all customers interested in new features. It has feature parity with Release 12.2(20)S. For customers deploying Release 12.2(20)S today, all features are supported in Release 12.2(28)SB or later.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(20)S of the Cisco 7304 Router.
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.
May 17, 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.
November 15, 2006
Last Ship 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.
February 13, 2007
End of SW 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.
November 15, 2007
End of New Service Attachment Date
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 15, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
February 10, 2011
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.
November 14, 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
S730A-12220S
Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise
S73A-12228SB
Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise
S730AR1K91-12220S
Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise/ SNASW Secured Shell 3des
S73AR1K91-12228SB
Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise/SNASW Secured
Shell 3DES
S730C-12220S
Cisco 7300 Series IOS IP Plus
S73C-12228SB
Cisco 7300 Series IOS IP Plus
S730Z-12220S
Cisco 7300 Series IOS Service Provider
S73Z-12228SB
Cisco 7300 Series IOS
Service Provider
S730ZK91-12220S
Cisco 7300 Series IOS Service Provider/Secured Shell 3DES
S73ZK91-12228SB
Cisco 7300 Series IOS
Service Provider/SSH 3DES
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(20)S of the Cisco 7304 Router is the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(28)SB or later.
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/ The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html
