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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco N9K-C93180LC-EX. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 30, 2020. 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 N9K-C93180LC-EX
| 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 31, 2019 |
| 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. |
August 30, 2020 |
| 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. |
November 29, 2020 |
| 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. |
August 30, 2021 |
| End of Vulnerability/Security Support: |
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue. |
August 31, 2025 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. |
August 30, 2021 |
| 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. |
August 30, 2021 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
November 28, 2024 |
| 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. |
August 31, 2025 |
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 |
| C1-N9K-C93180L-BUN |
Cisco ONE Nexus C1-N9K-C93180LCB2 bundle PID |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| C1-N9K-C93180LC-EX |
Cisco ONE Nexus 9300 Series, 24p 40/50G and 6p 100G |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| C1-N9K-C93180LCB2 |
Cisco ONE 2xNexus 93180LC-EX w/ 8x QSFP-100G-PSM4-S OR QSFP- |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| N9K-C93180LC-EX |
Nexus 9300 Series, Upto 32p 40/50G OR 18p 100G |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| N9K-C93180LC-EX-B |
Nexus 93180LC-EX bundle PID |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| N9K-C93180LC-EX-B2 |
2xNexus 93180LC-EX w/ 8x 100G Optics |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| N9K-C93180LC-EX= |
Nexus 9K,Upto 32x 40/50G OR 18x100G,Spare(No Acc kit,PS&fan) |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
For N9K-C93180LC-EX product, customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switch. Information about these products can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/datasheet-listing.html.
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: https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco N9K-C93180LC-EX 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: https://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: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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