Overview

This notice defines the end‑of‑sale and support milestones for the Supervisor Engine 720‑10G‑3C, Select 67xx line cards, and related accessories. Ordering ended July 31, 2015.


End‑of‑Life Milestones

Table 1. End‑of‑Life Milestones and Dates

Milestone Description Date
End‑of‑Life Announcement Date The date this lifecycle notice was publicly released October 31, 2014
End‑of‑Sale Date Final date to place orders July 31, 2015
Last Ship Date: HW Final lead‑time dependent shipment date October 31, 2015
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date Final date for software maintenance releases July 31, 2018
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date Last date for routine hardware failure analysis July 31, 2016
End of New Service Attachment Date Last date to add new service coverage July 31, 2016
End of Service Contract Renewal Date Last date to extend or renew service contracts October 31, 2019
Last Date of Support Final date for support availability July 31, 2020

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software


Affected Products

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End‑of‑Sale Product Part Number Product Description Replacement Product Part Number Replacement Product Description
WS‑X6724‑SFP= 24‑port Gigabit Ethernet Module WS‑X6724‑SFP 24‑port Gigabit Ethernet Module
WS‑X6824‑SFP‑2T= 24‑port Gigabit Ethernet Module w/ DFC4 S WS‑X6824‑SFP‑2T 24‑port Gigabit Ethernet Module w/ DFC4
WS‑X6716‑10T‑3CXL= 16‑port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC3XL WS‑X6816‑10T‑2TXL= 16‑port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC4XL S
WS‑X6716‑10T‑3C= 16‑port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC3 WS‑X6816‑10T‑2T= 16‑port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC4 S
WS‑X6716‑10G‑3CXL= 16 port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC3CXL WS‑X6816‑10G‑2TXL= 16 port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC4XL S
WS‑X6716‑10G‑3C= 16 port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC3C WS‑X6816‑10G‑2T= 16 port 10 GbE Module w/ DFC4

Migration Guidance

The products covered by this notice have reached their lifecycle transition milestones. Deployment environments still using these modules and supervisor engines are advised to evaluate replacement options listed in Table 2 to ensure continuity of feature support, performance, and serviceability beyond the final support date.


Additional Notes

The milestones in this notice assist with planning for network component transitions and long‑term maintenance strategies.

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