Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (Cisco Security MARS) models 100, 100e, 200, GCm, and GC. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 11, 2008. 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 Cisco Security MARS Models 100, 100e, 200, GCm, and GC
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.
December 13, 2007
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.
April 11, 2008
Last Ship Date:
App. SW, 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.
July 11, 2008
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.
April 11, 2009
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
April 11, 2009
End of New Service Attachment Date:
App. SW, 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.
April 11, 2009
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App. SW, HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
April 11, 2012
Last Date of Support:
HW
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.
June 19, 2013
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.
June 20, 2011
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Replacement Power Supply for Cisco Security MARS 200, GC, or GCm
CS-MARS-200-PS=
Replacement Power Supply for Cisco Security MARS 200 or GC
CS-MARS-GC-K9
Cisco Security MARS GC (unrestricted, any MARS LC) 4-RU Appliance
CS-MARS-GCM-K9
Cisco Security MARS GCM (restricted to five MARS 20/50 LCs)
CS-MARS-X00-HD
Disk replacement for Cisco Security MARS 100e, 100, 200, GC, or GCm
CS-MARS-X00-HD=
Replacement hard drive for Cisco Security MARS 100, 200, or GC
Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (Models 100, 100e, 200, GCm, and GC) at this time.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through the Cisco Certified 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://cisco.com/go/remarketing.
