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Product End-of-Life Notice
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Core Foundation Bundles
EOL8698
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 4500E
Core Foundation Bundles. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February
22, 2013. 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 Catalyst 4500E Core Foundation Bundles
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.
August 24, 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.
February 22, 2013
Last Ship Date:
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.
May 23, 2013
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of
hardware product failure or defect.
February 22, 2014
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
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.
February 22, 2014
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. May 20, 2017
Last Date of Support:
HW
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active
service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for
the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
February 28, 2018
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
BN-CF2-SBA+K9 Special SBA Wireless Bundle 4507 Sup6LE 4624 AIR-CT5508-50-K9
BN-CF2-SBA-K9 Borderless Network Smart Business Arch Controller Bundle