EOL5850
Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 21, 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.
In a previous announcement dated April 17, 2006, Cisco completed the first end-of-sale and end-of-life announcement (EOL1094) for Select Cisco Catalyst 2950G and Catalyst 2950T Series Switches. This EoS and EoL announcement (EOL5850) is specific to five additional models of Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches.
Not affected by this or any previous end-of-sale and end-of-life announcement is the Cisco Catalyst 2950G 24 EI DC Switch (WS-C2950G-24-EI-DC).
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches. The Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with the enhanced Layer 2+ LAN Base software enable intelligent LAN services by providing enhanced security, QoS, and availability for new converged applications. The Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with the standard Layer 2 LAN Lite software simplify the migration from unmanaged and nonintelligent devices to a reliable and scalable managed network by providing entry-level security, QoS, and availability with a focus on ease of use to lower the network total cost of ownership.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
Table 2 contains the products reaching their end-of-sale date and the corresponding replacement products.
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches. Information about this product series can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6406/index.html.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
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
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6406/index.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
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