Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Application Extension Platform Versions 1.5.x and 1.6.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 Application Extension Platform Versions 1.5.x and 1.6.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:
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.
October 29, 2012
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.
July 31, 2013
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.
July 31, 2013
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
October 27, 2014
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.
July 31, 2015
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
FL-AXP-ISM-GP
Permanent License for AXP Infrastructure
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
FL-AXP-ISM-GP=
Permanent License for AXP Infrastructure
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
FL-AXP-SM-GP
Permanent License for AXP on SM-SRE Platform
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
FL-AXP-SM-GP=
Permanent License for AXP on SM-SRE Platform
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
FL-AXP-SM-SP
Solutions Plus permanent license for AXP SRE Service Module
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
SA2-AXP-1.5-K9
Software Image for AXP
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
SA2-AXP-1.6-K9
Software Image for AXP
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
SN-AXP-1.5-K9
Software Image for AXP
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
SN-AXP-1.6-K9
Software Image for AXP
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
SRE-AXP-1.5-K9
Application Extension Platform Software
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
SRE-AXP-1.6-K9
Application Extension Platform Software
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 Unified Computing System Express (UCS Express) platform. UCS Express is a converged computing, virtualization, and networking platform infrastructure targeted at lean branch offices. It consists of the following parts: Cisco Services-Ready Engine (SRE) x86 blade server computing platform. Cisco Services-Ready Engine Virtualization (SRE-V) server virtualization platform, powered by VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi). Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) networking platform. Cisco Integrated Management Controller Express (CIMC Express) blade-management system. Note: Cisco UCS Express is available only on SREs using the sevice module (SM) form factor. This includes Service-Ready Engine modules SM-SRE-700-K9, SM-SRE-710-K9, SM-SRE-900-K9, and SM-SRE-910-K9 for Cisco 2911, 2921, 2951, 3900, and 3900E Series ISR G2 routers. Cisco UCS Express is not available on SREs using the internal service module (ISM) format, such as the ISM-SRE-300-K9. Customers who purchased AXP for an ISM module must upgrade their hardware to an SM-SRE module in order to migrate to Cisco UCS Express. SMs are incompatible with prior versions of Cisco Integrated Services Routers such as the Cisco 3800 and 2800 Series Routers. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11273/index.html.
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 Application Extension Platform Versions 1.5.x and 1.6.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
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