Cisco MDS 9120 Notice

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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement
for the Cisco MDS 9120 20-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch
EOL5548
®
Cisco Systems announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco MDS 9120
20-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch. The last day to order the Cisco MDS 9120 20-Port
Multilayer Fabric Switch is September 27, 2007. 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 Cisco MDS 9120 20-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch. Table 2
lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco MDS 9124 1/2/4-Gbps 24-Port Multilayer
Fabric Switch. With its flexibility to expand from 8 to 24 ports in 8-port increments, the Cisco MDS
9124 offers the densities required for both departmental storage area network (SAN) switches and
edge switches in enterprise SANs.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco MDS 9120 20-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch
Milestone Definition
End-of-Life The date the document that announces the end of sale and end
Announcement Date of life of a product is distributed to the general public.
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.
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.
End of Routine Failure The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be
Analysis Date: HW performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
End of New Service For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-
Attachment Date: HW 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.
End of Service Contract The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the
Renewal Date: HW product.
Last Date of Support: The last date to receive service and support for the product. After
HW this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and
the product becomes obsolete.
● HW = Hardware
● OS SW = Operating System Software
● App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Product Description
Part Number
DS-C9120-K9 MDS 9120 20-Port Fibre
Channel Fabric Switch
Replacement Product Replacement Product
Part Number Description
DS-C9124-K9 MDS 9124 24-port 4Gbps FC
switch (8-port base config)
Product End-of-Life Notice
Date
March 29, 2007
September 27, 2007
December 26, 2007
September 26, 2008
September 26, 2008
December 23, 2011
September 25, 2012
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