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Product Bulletin No. 2096

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Product Bulletin No. 2096

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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the SA-ENCRYPT Services Adapter

Cisco Systems announces the end of life of the Cisco SA-ENCRYPT services adapter. The last day to order the Cisco SA-ENCRYPT is September 30, 2003. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 30, 2008. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco SA-ENCRYPT services adapter.

This services adapter is used in the Cisco 7500 and Cisco 7200 series routers and Catalyst^® 5000 Series switches. The SA-ENCRYPT had reached end of sale for the Cisco 7200 Series in July 31, 2000. For more information see Product Bulletin 1161:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2957/prod_eol_notice09186a008032d3c6.html

Table 1  End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco SA-ENCRYPT Service Adapter

Milestone	Definition	Date
End-of-life announcement date	The date the end-of-sale and end-of-life announcement is distributed to the general public.	March, 31 2003
End of sale date	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale.	September 30, 2003
Last shipment date	The last possible date that Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers will ship the affected product.	October 31, 2003 (depending on size of final orders and resultant lead times)
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.	September 30, 2005
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.	September 30, 2004
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 and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.	September 30, 2004
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.	September 30, 2007
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.	September 30, 2008

Table 2  Product Part Numbers Affected

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description
SA-ENCRYPT	Encryption Service Adapter
SA-ENCRYPT=	Encryption Service Adapter, Spare

Product Migration Options

Encryption is available on the Cisco 7500 RSP with Cisco IOS^® Software. Encryption and IPsec are available on the Cisco 7200 and Cisco 7400 series routers.

Customers with a SMARTnet^® or a comprehensive maintenance program contract are entitled to free software updates, 24-hour phone support through the Cisco TAC, and hardware repairs. Customers with comprehensive maintenance program contracts also receive onsite service. Customers who do not have a maintenance contract can purchase software updates and hardware repair services from Cisco to meet specific requirements.

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.

Additional Information

For more information about Cisco products, contact your Cisco account manager or Cisco Channel Partner.

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html