End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(55)SE

CHEUNG SHA WAN, Hong Kong - May 30, 2014 - PRLog -- Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(55)SE for Cisco Catalyst 3750-X, 3750-E, 3750G, 3750V2, 3560-X, 3560-E, 3560-C, 3560G, 3560V2, 2960-S, 2960-C, and 2960 Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 29, 2014. 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).

Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(2)SE is the base releases for new extended maintenance trains delivering leading borderless network services in campus access. Release 15.0(2)SE is an extension of the Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(1)SE code base and thus inherits all the features from Release 15.0(1)SE and adds support for new services in Cisco TrustSec ^® technology, IPv6, and Cisco EnergyWise ^™ areas. For train continuity and release migration information, see the "Software Image Migration Guide" section later in this bulletin.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(2)SE for Cisco Catalyst 3750-X, 3750-E, 3750G, 3750V2, 3560-X, 3560-E, 3560-C, 3560G, 3560V2, 2960-S, 2960-C, and 2960 Series Switches.

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Note that the following models (which have reached end of sale) are no longer supported in this release, Release 15.0(1)SE, and Release 12.2(58)SE1: WS-C3550-24-DC-SMI, WS-C3560-24TS, WS-C3560-24PS, WS C3560-48PS, WS-C3560-48TS, WS-C3750-24PS, WS-C3750-24TS, WS-C3750-48PS, WS-C3750-48TS, WS-C3750G-24TS, and WS-C3750G-16TD. The Cisco Catalyst 2350 Series has also reached end of sale and is no longer supported in this release. Moreover, the following models and series are no longer supported in this release: Cisco Catalyst 2975, WS-C3750G-24T (16 MB flash), and WS-C3750G-12S (16 MB flash).

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(55)SE for Cisco Catalyst 3750-X, 3750-E, 3750G, 3750V2, 3560-X, 3560-E, 3560-C, 3560G, 3560V2, 2960-S, 2960-C, and 2960 Series Switches

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.

March 31, 2014

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.

September 29, 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 29, 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 for IOS 12.2(55)SE. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software. The only exception is Vulnerability/Security issues that will be addressed as shown in the End of Vulnerability/Security Support milestone below.

October 29, 2016

End of Vulnerability/Security Support:
OS SW

The last date that Cisco Engineering may release bug fixes for Vulnerability or Security issues for IOS 12.2(55)SE. After this date, bug fixes for Vulnerability or Security issues identified in IOS 12.2(55)SE may be provided through later supported software releases. Note that there will be no rebuild releases of IOS 12.2(55)SE provided after this End of Vulnerability/Security Support milestone date.

November 29, 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.

September 30, 2019

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software

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