Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 7305A and Cisco 7325A content engines. The last day to order the Cisco 7305A and Cisco 7325A content engines is December 8, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until June 8, 2011.
Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the two content engines, and Table 2 lists the affected product part numbers.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the new Cisco WAE-7326 Wide Area Application Engine, which offers the latest in hardware component upgrades, price/performance, and flexibility. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/index.html
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco 7305A and Cisco 7325A content engines to the Cisco WAE-7326 Wide Area Application Engine.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 7305A and 7325A Content Engines
Milestone
Definition
Date
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.
Dec 8, 2005
End of Software 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.
Dec 8, 2006
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
Dec 8, 2006
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 or software to an existing service-and-support contract.
June 8, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
March 8, 2011
Last Date of Support
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
June 8, 2011
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
CE-7305A-K9
Cisco 7305A Content Engine, two 72-GB drives, AC power, Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS)
CE-7305A-S-K9
Cisco 7305A Content Engine for Security, two 72-GB SCSI drives, Cisco ACNS
CE-7305A-DC-K9
Content Engine 7305A, (2) 72G drives, DC Pwr, ACNS
CE-7325A-K9
Cisco 7325A Content Engine, six 72-GB drives, AC power, Cisco ACNS
CE-7325A-S-K9
Cisco 7325A Content Engine for Security, six 72-GB SCSI drives, Cisco ACNS
CE-7325A-DC-K9
Content Engine 7325A, (6) 72G drives, DC Pwr, ACNS
CE-73XXA-DISK-72GB
72-GB SCSI Disk Drive for Cisco 7325A and Cisco 7305A content engines
CE-73XXA-DISK-72GB=
72-GB SCSI Disk Drive for Cisco 7325A and 7305A content engines, spare
SF-CE7305-RCPS
RealNetworks Helix Universal Gateway for Cisco 7305 Content Engine
SF-CE7305-RCPS=
RealSystem v9 combined proxy/server for Cisco 7305 Content Engine, spare
SF-CE7325-RCPS
RealNetworks Helix Universal Gateway for Cisco 7325 Content Engine
SF-CE7325-RCPS=
RealSystem v9 combined proxy/server for Cisco 7325 Content Engine, spare
SF-CE-7305-TL-5.0
Multicast Client for Cisco ACNS 5 on Cisco 7305 Content Engine
SF-CE-7305-TL-5.0=
Multicast Client for Cisco ACNS 5 on Cisco 7305 Content Engine, spare
SF-CE-7325-TL-5.0
Multicast Client for Cisco ACNS 5 on Cisco 7325 Content Engine
SF-CE-7325-TL-5.0=
Multicast Client for Cisco ACNS 5 on Cisco 7325 Content Engine, spare
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for Cisco 7305A and 7325A content engines is the Cisco WAE-7326 Wide Area Application Engine (Table 3). The Cisco WAE-7326 is built with the latest hardware components, offers a better price-to-performance ratio, and adds the ability to run Cisco Wide Area File Services (WAFS) software on the same hardware, thus eliminating the need for customers deploying both Cisco content engine and Cisco file engine products to maintain sparing for separate platforms. The Cisco WAE-7326 is already available for customer orders.
Table 3. Comparing Content Engine with Wide Area Application Engine
Feature
Cisco 7305A Content Engine
Cisco WAE-7326 Wide Area Application Engine
Software Support
Supports Cisco ACNS 5.0 and later
Supports Cisco ACNS 5.3 and later and Cisco WAFS 3.0 and later
Size
2 rack units
2 rack units
Capabilities
Single 2.8-GHz P4 Xeon CPU, 512 K Layer 2 cache
Dual 3.2-GHz P4 Xeon CPUs, 1 MB Layer 2 cache
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Optional Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA)
Optional Fibre Channel HBA
Supports content engine, content router, Cisco Content Distribution Manager (CDM), and Cisco IP/TV® Program Manager device modes
Supports content engine, content router, Cisco CDM and Cisco IP/TV Program Manager device modes
Internal Storage
144 GB to 432 GB SCSI
144 GB to 864 GB SCSI
Part Number
CE-7305A-K9, CE-7305A-S-K9
WAE-7326-K9
Table 4.
Feature
Cisco 7325A Content Engine
Cisco WAE-7326 Wide Area Application Engine
Cisco ACNS Software Support
Supports Cisco ACNS 5.0 and later
Supports Cisco ACNS 5.3 and later
Size
2 rack units
2 rack units
Capabilities
Dual 2.8-GHz P4 Xeon CPU, 512 K Layer 2 cache
Dual 3.2-GHz P4 Xeon CPUs, 1 MB Layer 2 cache
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Optional Fibre Channel HBA
Optional Fibre Channel HBA
Supports content engine device mode only
Supports content engine, content router, Cisco CDM, and Cisco IP/TV Program Manager device modes
Internal Storage
432 GB SCSI
144 GB to 864 GB SCSI
Part Number
CE-7325A-K9, CE-7325A-S-K9
WAE-7326-K9
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
