Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Prime Network Control System 1.0. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 27, 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.
The latest versions of Cisco Prime Network Control System and Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution are now exclusively available as part of the Cisco Prime Infrastructure bundle. With this bulletin and a companion bulletin for Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.1, these products will no longer be offered for sale as standalone products. Customers should instead purchase Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.1 or later. For more information about Cisco Prime Infrastructure, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/primeinfrastructure.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Prime Network Control System 1.0
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 29, 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.
November 27, 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.
February 25, 2013
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.
November 27, 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.
November 27, 2013
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
February 23, 2015
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.
November 30, 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
L-NCS-1.0-100
Cisco Prime NCS SOFTWARE AND License to manage 100 devices
R-PI-1.1-100-K9
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Software - 100 Device Base Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-100-ADD
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on License for 100 Devices
L-PI-1.1-100-ADD
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - 100 Device Add-On Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-10K
Cisco Prime NCS SOFTWARE AND License to manage 10000 device
R-PI-1.1-10K-K9
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Software - 10K Device Base Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-10K-ADD
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on License for 10000 Devices
L-PI-1.1-10K-ADD
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - 10K Device Add-On Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-1K
Cisco Prime NCS SOFTWARE AND License to manage 1000 devices
R-PI-1.1-1K-K9
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Software - 1K Device Base Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-1K-ADD
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on License for 1000 Devices
L-PI-1.1-1K-ADD
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - 1K Device Add-On Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-2.5K
Cisco Prime NCS SOFTWARE AND License to manage 2500 devices
R-PI-1.1-2.5K-K9
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Software - 2.5K Device Base Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-2.5K-ADD
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on License for 2500 Devices
L-PI-1.1-2.5K-ADD
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - 2.5K Device Add-On Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-50
Cisco Prime NCS SOFTWARE AND License to manage 50 devices
R-PI-1.1-50-K9
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Software - 50 Device Base Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-50-ADD
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on License for 50 Devices
L-PI-1.1-50-ADD
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - 50 Device Add-On Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-500
Cisco Prime NCS SOFTWARE AND License to manage 500 devices
R-PI-1.1-500-K9
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Software - 500 Device Base Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-500-ADD
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on License for 500 Devices
L-PI-1.1-500-ADD
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - 500 Device Add-On Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-5K
Cisco Prime NCS SOFTWARE AND License to manage 5000 devices
R-PI-1.1-5K-K9
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Software - 5K Device Base Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-5K-ADD
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on License for 5000 Devices
L-PI-1.1-5K-ADD
Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - 5K Device Add-On Lic
-
L-NCS-1.0-ADD-K9
Cisco Prime NCS Add-on Licenses Family
R-PI-1.1-K9
Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.1
-
L-NCS-1.0-K9
Cisco NCS Software and Device Count License
R-PI-1.1-K9
Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.1
-
L-WCS-NCS1-M-100
100 AP WCS to NCS 1.0 Migration
R-W-PI11-100-M-K9
WCS to Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Migration 100 Device
-
L-WCS-NCS1-M-10K
10K AP WCS to NCS 1.0 Migration
R-W-PI11-10K-M-K9
WCS to Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Migration 10K Device
-
L-WCS-NCS1-M-1K
1K AP WCS to NCS 1.0 Migration
R-W-PI11-1K-M-K9
WCS to Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Migration 1K Device
-
L-WCS-NCS1-M-2.5K
2.5K AP WCS to NCS 1.0 Migration
R-W-PI11-2.5K-M-K9
WCS to Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Migration 2.5K Device
-
L-WCS-NCS1-M-50
50 AP WCS to NCS 1.0 Migration
R-W-PI11-50-M-K9
WCS to Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Migration 50 Device
-
L-WCS-NCS1-M-500
500 AP WCS to NCS 1.0 Migration
R-W-PI11-500-M-K9
WCS to Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Migration 500 Device
-
L-WCS-NCS1-M-5K
5K AP WCS to NCS 1.0 Migration
R-W-PI11-5K-M-K9
WCS to Prime Infrastructure 1.1 Migration 5K Device
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 Prime Network Control System 1.1, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/ncs, or contact your local account representative.
To request information about the Cisco Prime Network Control System 1.1, send an e-mail to ask-ncs-pm@cisco.com.
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