Overview

This notice announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of Catalyst 4500 Non-E-Series Chassis. The last date to order was July 31, 2010. Support continues according to standard product lifecycle policies.


Table 1. EOL Milestones and Dates

Milestone Definition Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date Date when end-of-sale and end-of-life are announced. January 30, 2010
End-of-Sale Date Last date to order this product. July 31, 2010
Last Ship Date: HW Last date the product can be shipped. October 29, 2010
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW Last date for final software releases or fixes via 12.2(50)SG or 12.2(53)SG. July 31, 2011
End of Software Maintenance via Migration Last date for critical issue fixes reported to support. July 31, 2013
End of Security and Vulnerability Fixes Last date for security vulnerability fixes. July 31, 2013
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW Last date for routine failure analysis of hardware. July 31, 2011
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW Last date to order new service or add to existing contract. July 31, 2011
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW Last date to extend or renew a service contract. October 26, 2014
Last Date of Support: HW Last date to receive product support. July 31, 2015

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


Table 2. Affected Products

End-of-Sale Product Part Number Product Description Replacement Product Part Number Replacement Product Description
C4K-SLOT-CVR Catalyst 4000 Series Blank Slot Cover None None
C4K-SLOT-CVR= Catalyst 4000 Family Slot Cover (Spare) None None
C4K-UPLINK-CVR Catalyst 4000 UPLINK COVER None None
C4K-UPLINK-CVR= Catalyst 4000 UPLINK COVER (SPARE) None None
WS-C4503 Catalyst 4500 Chassis (3-Slot), fan, no p/s WS-C4503-E Cat4500 E-Series 3-Slot Chassis, fan, no ps
WS-C4503-S2+48 Cat4503 Bundle, 1x 1000AC, 1x S2+, 1x WS-X4148-RJ WS-C4503E-S6L-48V+ 4503-E Chassis, One 48G PoEP Ready Line Card, Sup6L-E
WS-C4503-E-S2+48V Cat4503-E PoE Bundle, 1x1300AC,1xS2+,1xWS-X4248-RJ45V WS-C4503E-S6L-48V+ 4503-E Chassis, One 48G PoEP Ready Line Card, Sup6L-E
WS-C4506 Catalyst 4500 Chassis (6-Slot), fan, no p/s WS-C4506-E Cat4500 E-Series 6-Slot Chassis, fan, no ps
WS-C4506-S2+96 Cat4506 Bundle, 1x1000AC,1xS2+,2xWS-X4148-RJ WS-C4506E-S6L-96V+ 4506-E Chassis, Two 48G PoEP Ready Line Cards, Sup6L-E
WS-C4506-S4-AP25 Cat4506 Bundle, 1x1000AC,1xS4,1xWS-X4306-GB,1x4402-25 None None

Product Migration Options

Migration to the E-Series chassis is recommended to maintain access to ongoing maintenance releases and support.


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