EoS and EoL Announcement is here, for the Cisco Nexus 7000 F2‑Series 48-Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module. Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Nexus 7000 F2‑Series 48-Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 2, 2016. In the following two tables, they tell you End-of-Life Milestones, Dates for the Cisco Nexus 7000 F2-Series 48-Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module and Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement.
Table1 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.
Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table2 of the EoL bulletin. It describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s).
Note that this EOS/EOL notice does not apply to the Cisco Nexus F2-Series Enhanced 48-Port Fiber 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module (PID: N7K-F248XP-25E).
Table1. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number | Product Description | Replacement Product Part Number | Replacement Product Description | Additional Information |
| N7K-F248XP-25 | Nexus 7000 F2-Series 48 Port 10GbE (req. SFP+) | N7K-F248XP-25E | Nexus 7000 F2-Series 48 Port 1/10G (SFP+) Enhanced | – |
| N7K-F248XP-25= | Nexus 7000 F2-Series 48 Port 10GbE (req. SFP+) | N7K-F248XP-25E | Nexus 7000 F2-Series 48 Port 1/10G (SFP+) Enhanced | – |
Table2. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Nexus 7000 F2-Series 48-Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module
| 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. | February 2, 2015 |
| 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. | February 2, 2016 |
| 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. | May 2, 2016 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW |
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. | February 1, 2017 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. | February 1, 2017 |
| 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. | February 1, 2017 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | May 2, 2020 |
| Last Date of Support: HW |
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. | January 31, 2021 |
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus 7000 F2-Series Enhanced 48-Port Fiber 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module. Information about this product can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/data_sheet_c78-720322.html.
More info about the EoL and EoS for Cisco Nexus 7000 Related you can read the original here
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/eos-eol-notice-c51-733847.pdf
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