Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 1, 2006. 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 until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis
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.
November 1, 2005
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.
November 1, 2006
Last Ship Date: HW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
February 1, 2007
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
November 1, 2007
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW
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.
November 1, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
February 1, 2011
Last Date of Support: HW
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.
November 1, 2012
HW = Hardware, OS SW = Operating System Software, App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
FAN-MOD-3
Standard Fan Module for C7603 and WS-C6503 chassis
WS-C6503-E-FAN
Catalyst 6503-E Chassis Fan Tray
FAN-MOD-3HS
High-Speed Fan Module for Cisco7603/Catalyst6503 Chassis
WS-C6503-E-FAN
Catalyst 6503-E Chassis Fan Tray
WS-C6503
Cat 6503 Chassis, 3slot, 4RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
WS-C6504-E
Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 4-slot chassis,5RU,no PS,no Fan Tray
WS-C6506
Cat 6506 Chassis, 6slot, 12RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
WS-C6506-E
Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 6-slot chassis,12RU,no PS,no Fan Tray
WS-C6506-1000AC=
Catalyst 6506 Chassis w/ 1000W AC Power Supply
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6506-1300AC=
Catalyst 6506 Chassis w/ 1300W AC Power Supply
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6509
Cat 6509 Chassis, 9slot, 15RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
WS-C6509-E
Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 9-slot chassis,15RU,no PS,no Fan Tray
WS-C6509-1300AC=
Catalyst 6509 Chassis w/ 1300W AC Power Supply
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6509-2500AC=
Catalyst 6509 Chassis w/ 2500W AC Power Supply
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-13SLOT-FAN
Fan Tray for 13-Slot C6K
WS-C6K-13SLT-FAN2
High Speed Fan Tray for Catalyst 6513 / Cisco 7613
WS-C6K-13SLOT-FAN=
Fan Tray for 13-Slot C6K
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN
Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 6-Slot Systems
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN2
High Speed Fan Tray, Spare, for Catalyst 6506
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN=
Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 6-Slot Systems, Spare
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN
Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 9-Slot Systems
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN2
Catalyst 6509 High Speed Fan Tray
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
WS-C6K-9SLOT-FAN=
Catalyst 6000 Fan Tray for 9-Slot Systems, Spare
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
Product Migration Options
See Product Bulletin
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.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis 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: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
For More Information
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