Overview
Catalyst 4500 Memory PIDs are end-of-sale as of May 2, 2018. Active service agreements remain supported until the dates shown in the milestones table below.


End-of-Life Milestones and Dates

Milestone Definition Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date The date this document announcing end-of-sale and end-of-life is distributed to the general public. November 1, 2017
End-of-Sale Date HW Last date to order the product through official point-of-sale mechanisms. Product is no longer for sale after this date. May 2, 2018
Last Ship Date HW Last possible ship date that can be requested from manufacturers. Actual ship date depends on lead time. July 31, 2018
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date HW Last date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. May 2, 2019
End of New Service Attachment Date HW Last date to order a new service contract or add equipment/software to an existing contract if not covered. May 2, 2019
End of Service Contract Renewal Date HW Last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. July 28, 2022
Last Date of Support HW Last date to receive applicable service and support for the product. After this date, all support is unavailable and the product becomes obsolete. May 31, 2023

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


Product Part Numbers Affected

End-of-Sale Product Part Number Product Description Replacement Product Part Number Replacement Product Description Additional Information
MEM-C4K-256-SDRAM 256 DIMM DRAM for Supervisor II-Plus-10GE SD-X45-2GB-E Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card -
MEM-C4K-256-SDRAM= 256 DIMM DRAM for Supervisor II-Plus-10GE SD-X45-2GB-E= Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card -
MEM-C4K-FLD128M Catalyst 4900M Compact Flash, 128MB Option SD-X45-2GB-E Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card -
MEM-C4K-FLD128M= Cat 4500 IOS-based Supervisor, Compact Flash, 128MB Spare SD-X45-2GB-E= Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card -
MEM-X45-512MB-E Catalyst 4500 512MB to 1GB SDRAM Upgrade for Sup6-E SD-X45-2GB-E Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card -
MEM-X45-512MB-E= Catalyst 4500 512MB to 1GB SDRAM Upgrade for Sup6-E SD-X45-2GB-E= Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card -

Additional Information

  • Migration to the listed replacement SD memory cards is recommended for systems using the affected memory PIDs.

  • Upgrade and replacement planning should be completed before the Last Date of Support to ensure continued operational stability.

  • Service agreements covering the affected PIDs remain valid until the milestone dates shown above.

  • Items without replacement entries indicate that no direct successor is defined and should be considered in future platform planning.


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