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EOL13451
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Kinetic UCSM5 Servers and components. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 31, 2021. 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.
Please note: Kinetic Appliances, as part of the Cisco Video Surveillance product line normally come pre loaded with Video Surveillance Manager (VSM), however VSM and associated SW applications are End-of-Sale as of July 24th 2020 (See EOL Doc 13276 for information on VSM) The CSS Camera Line is also End-of-Sale as per EOL13278. Since Cisco has declared VSM and the CSS Camera Product Lines End-of-Life, it is not recommended that there be any further orders placed for Kinetic Appliances and to avoid this issue Cisco will turn off orderability of the Appliance effective Immediately.
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Kinetic UCSM5 Servers and components
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. |
September 30, 2020 |
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. |
March 31, 2021 |
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. |
June 29, 2021 |
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. |
March 31, 2022 |
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. |
March 31, 2022 |
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. |
March 31, 2022 |
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
June 26, 2025 |
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. |
March 31, 2026 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
CIVS-FAN-2RU= |
Fan Assembly for CIVS-MSP-2RU |
KIN-BBLKD-L2= |
M5 KIN Appliances LFF drive blanking panel |
KIN-UCSM5-2RU-K9= |
Kinetic UCS M5 2-RU |
1 TB HDD BUNDLE |
1TB Hard-disk Bundle |
2 TB HDD BUNDLE |
Hard-disk Bundle |
AUTO EXPD1 |
Auto Expand |
CIAC GW SW OPT |
Gateway SW OC |
CIAC PAME SW OPT |
Physical AM SW OC |
CIVS BUN EXP |
Expansion |
CIVS CAB OPT |
CIVS C15 Power Cable |
CIVS CABLE OPT |
CIVS C19 Power Cable |
CIVS CABLES OPT |
CIVS C16 Power Cable |
CIVS HD |
Hard Disk |
CIVS HD EXP |
Hard Disk Options |
CIVS HD OPT |
Hard Disk Options |
CIVS KIT EXPAND |
CIVS KIT EXPAND |
CIVS MEM |
Memory Upgrade |
CIVS OPT |
CIVS 2900 Option |
CIVS POWER OPT |
CIVS C16 Power Cable |
CIVS PWR CAB OPT |
POWER CABLES |
CIVS PWR OPT |
Power Supply |
CIVS RDNT CBLS OPT |
Redundant Power Cable |
CIVS SW OPT |
Video Surveillance Manager 3.1/5.1 Software Options |
CIVS USB MEM |
CIVS USB Memory |
CIVS-ENC-KIT-OPT |
CIVS-ENC Video Card Manufacturing Kit Option |
CIVS-MSP-MEMUP6G |
MultiService Platform memory upgrade to 6GB |
CPS HDD EXPAND |
CPS-SS: 1000 GB Hard-disk Drive; w/ 4-RU carrier (for BNDL+) |
CPS KIN HD OPTS |
Hard Disk |
CPS SS PWR OPT |
CPS SS Power Cable |
CPS-BNDL2 EXP OPT |
CPS-START-BNDL2 Expansion |
FIBER CHANNEL OPT |
Fiber Channel Option |
HBA CARD OPT |
HBA Card |
HBA CARD OPTS |
HBA Card |
HDD BUNDLE |
Hard-disk Bundle |
HDD OPT |
Hard Disk Options |
INT DRIVE OPT |
Internal Drives |
KIN EXPANS |
Expansion Items |
KIN-BBLKD-L2 |
M5 KIN Appliances LFF drive blanking panel |
KIN-BBLKD-S2 |
Kinetic UCS C-Series M5 SFF drive blanking panel |
KIN-CPU-4114 |
2.2 GHz 4114/85W 10C/13.75MB Cache/DDR4 2400MHz |
KIN-CPU-I4214 |
2.2 GHz 4214/85W 12C/16.75MB DDR4 2400MHz |
KIN-HD10T7KL4KN |
10 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF HDD (4K) |
KIN-HD2T7KL12N |
2 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF HDD |
KIN-HD4T7KL12N |
4 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF HDD |
KIN-MR-X16G1RS-H |
16GB DDR4-2666-MHz RDIMM/PC4-21300/single rank/x4/1.2v |
KIN-MR-X16G1RT-H |
16GB DDR4-2933-MHz RDIMM/1Rx4/1.2v |
KIN-MR-X8G1RS-H |
8GB DDR4-2666-MHz RDIMM/PC4-21300/single rank/x4/1.2v |
KIN-MRAID1GB-KIT |
SAS RAID KIT for C220M5L |
KIN-PCI-1-C240M5 |
Riser 1 incl 3 PCIe slots (x8, x16, x8); slot 3 req CPU2 |
KIN-PCIE-BD16GF |
Emulex LPe31002 dual port 16G FC HBA |
KIN-PCIF-240M5 |
C240 M5 PCIe Riser Blanking Panel |
KIN-PSU-BLKP1U |
Power Supply Blanking Panel for M5 based appliances |
KIN-PSU1-1050W |
Cisco UCS 1050W AC Power Supply for Rack Server |
KIN-PSU1-770W |
770W AC Hot-Plug Power Supply for 1U C-Series Rack Server |
KIN-RAID-M5 |
Cisco 12G Modular RAID controller with 2GB cache |
MSP ADD ON CARDS |
CARDS |
MSP CARDS II |
Add-on Cards |
NIC OPT1 |
NIC Card |
REDUNDANT CNTRL |
Redundant Controller |
REDUNDANT PS OPT |
Redundant Power Supply Option |
REDUNDT PWR SUPPLY |
Redundant Power Supply |
START-BNDL-EXP |
Expand Option |
VSM MEMORY OPT |
VSM Memory Upgrade |
CIVS-SS-4RU-KIT= |
CIVS-SS: Rail Kit with screws, etc. for 4-RU; Spare |
KIN-UCSM5-1RU-K9 |
Kinetic UCS M5 1-RU |
KIN-UCSM5-1RU-K9= |
Kinetic UCS M5 1-RU |
KIN-UCSM5-2RU-K9 |
Kinetic UCS M5 2-RU |
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Kinetic UCSM5 Servers and components 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: https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Kinetic UCSM5 Servers and components 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.
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