EOL6538
Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.1. This End-of-Sale announcement covers all maintenance releases of IOS XE 2.1 including 2.1.0, 2.1.1, and later versions. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 4, 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.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.2 or later, which will support all the features in Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.1 as well as additional features. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.html
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.1
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
* This End-of-Sale announcement covers all maintenance releases of IOS XE 2.1 (including 2.1.0, 2.1.1, and later versions).
** Please refer to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.html for information on selection of the latest version of Cisco IOS XE Software.
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.2 or later. Cisco IOS XE Software provides enhanced in-service software upgrade (ISSU) and high-availability (HA) features. These features allow network operators to upgrade Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers without incurring any significant service interruption. Information about later releases of Cisco IOS XE Software can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.2, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/tsd_products_support_series_home.html, or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice