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Cisco announces the end-of-life dates for the Cisco Viptela Software Release 19.3 versions
End-of-life milestones and dates
| Milestone |
Definition |
Date |
| End-of-Life Notice |
Announcement of end-of-life of the product posted on Cisco.com. |
Nov 30, 2021 |
| End of Software Maintenance |
The last date on which Cisco Engineering may release the final software maintenance releases or bug fixes, if any. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software. The only exception is Vulnerability/Security issues that will be addressed as shown in the End of Vulnerability/Security Support milestone below. |
Aug 30, 2022 |
| End of Vulnerability/Security Support: |
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release bug fixes for Vulnerability or Security issues for. After this date, bug fixes for Vulnerability or Security issues identified in may be provided through later supported software releases. Note that there will be no rebuild releases of provided after this End of Vulnerability/Security Support milestone date. |
Aug 30, 2022 |
| Last Date of Support |
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 will become unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
Feb 28, 2027 |
Software maintenance requires an active service contract.
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