Cisco delivered the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module Software Release 8.5(x). The last day to order the affected product(s) is June 16, 2014. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in the Table of the EoL bulletin. It describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). The table ‘Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement’ lists 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.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module Software Release 8.5(x)
| 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. | December 16, 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. | June 16, 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. | September 14, 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. | June 16, 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. | June 16, 2015 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: OS SW |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | September 11, 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. | June 30, 2019 |
Note: HW=Hardware OS SW=Operating System Software App. SW=Application Software
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-ASASM-8.5-K8 | ASA Software 8.5 for Catalyst 6500-E ASASM, 2 free VFW | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
Cisco Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances Software Release 9.0. Information about this product can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/go/asa.
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 Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module Software Release 8.5(x) 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
News from: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/eos-eol-notice-c51-730610.html
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