Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Software Release 8.3 and 8.6. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 27, 2014. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center(TAC) as shown in Table1 and Table2 of the EoL bulletin. Table1 and Table2 describe the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table3 and 4 list the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers’ service contract.
Table1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Software Release 8.3
| 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 26, 2013 |
| 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. | May 27, 2014 |
| Last Ship Date: OS SW |
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. | August 25, 2014 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: OS SW |
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. | May 27, 2015 |
| End of New Service Attachment Date: OS SW |
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. | May 27, 2015 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: OS SW |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | August 22, 2018 |
| Last Date of Support: | The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. | May 31, 2019 |
HW=Hardware OS SW=Operating System Software App. SW=Application Software
Table2: End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Software Release 8.6
| 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 26, 2013 |
| 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. | May 27, 2014 |
| Last Ship Date: OS SW |
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. | August 25, 2014 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: OS SW |
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. | May 27, 2015 |
| End of New Service Attachment Date: OS SW |
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. | May 27, 2015 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: OS SW |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | August 22, 2018 |
| Last Date of Support: | The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. | May 31, 2019 |
HW=Hardware OS SW=Operating System Software App. SW=Application Software
Table3.Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number | Product Description | Replacement Product Part Number | Replacement Product Description | Additional Information |
| SF-ASA-8.3-K8 | ASA 5500 Series Software v8.3 | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | ||
| SF-ASA5505-8.3-K8 | ASA 5505 Series Software v8.3 | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
Table4. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number | Product Description | Replacement Product Part Number | Replacement Product Description | Additional Information |
| SF-ASA-8.6-K8 | ASA 5500 Series Software Ver. 8.6 for ASA 5512X-5555X, DES | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
Cisco ASA 5500 Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Software Release 9.0. Information about this product can be found at:
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa90/release/notes/asarn90.html.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html
Customers may be able to continue to purchase Cisco ASA 5500 Series Software Release 8.3 or 8.6 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: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html
More End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices of Cisco ASA Firewalls you can see at https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/prod_eol_notices_list.html
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