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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Windows Video Bundle. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 14, 2017. 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 under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Windows Video Bundle
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. |
March 16, 2017 |
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. |
September 14, 2017 |
Last Ship Date: |
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. |
December 13, 2017 |
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: |
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. |
September 14, 2018 |
End of New Service Attachment Date: |
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. |
September 14, 2018 |
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
December 10, 2021 |
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 are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
September 30, 2022 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
AK-W2K8-CD |
Recovery CD Kit for Windows 2008 |
AK-W2K8R2-CD |
Recovery CD Kit for Windows 2008R2 |
WAAS-VB-2K8R2-LIC |
WAAS VB + Win2K8R2 for AD,DNS,DHCP,Print only, unltd users |
WAAS-VB-2K8R2-LIC= |
WAAS VB + Win2K8R2 for AD,DNS,DHCP,Print only, unltd users |
WAAS-VB-LIC |
WAAS Virtual Blade License |
WAAS-VB-LIC-APP |
WAAS Virtual Blade License Appliance Bundle |
WAAS-VB-LIC= |
WAAS Virtual Blade License |
WAAS-VB-VID-PROMO |
WAAS Virtual Blade and Video License Bundle |
WAAS-VB-VID-PROMO= |
^WAAS Virtual Blade and Video License Bundle- Titan SKU Reduction |
WAAS-VB-W2K8-LIC |
WAAS VB + Win2K8 for AD, DNS, DHCP, Print only, unltd users |
WAAS-VB-W2K8-LIC= |
WAAS VB + Win2K8 for AD, DNS, DHCP, Print only, unltd users |
WAAS-VBLADE-APL |
WAAS Virtual Blade License (apps to be purchased separately) |
WAAS-VBLADE-APL= |
^WAAS Virtual Blade License (apps to be purchased separately)- Titan SKU Reduction |
WAAS-VIDEO-WM-APL |
WAAS Video License for Windows Live Streaming |
WAAS-VIDEO-WM-APL= |
WAAS Video License for Windows |
WAAS-VIDEO-WM-NM |
WAAS Video License for Windows |
WAAS-VIDEO-WM-NM= |
WAAS Video License for Windows |
WAAS-VIDEO-WM-SM |
WAAS Video License for Windows. SRE SM. |
WAAS-VIDEO-WM-SM= |
WAAS Video License for Windows. SRE SM. |
WAAS-VIDEO-WM-VIRT |
WAAS Video License for Windows Live Streaming |
Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Windows Video Bundle at this time.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Windows Video Bundle through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose 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 End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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