Cisco Catalyst 6503 Supplementary Manual

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Select Cisco
Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis
3037 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509
Chassis. The last day to order the affected product(s) is November 1, 2006. 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). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers
with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of
the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1.
Milestone
End-of-Life
Announcement Date
End-of-Sale Date
Last Ship Date: HW
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date: HW
End of New Service
Attachment Date: HW
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date: HW
Last Date of Support: HW
HW = Hardware
Table 2.
End-of-Sale Product Part
Number
FAN-MOD-3
FAN-MOD-3HS
WS-C6503
WS-C6503
WS-C6503=
WS-C6506
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End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6506, and 6509 Chassis
Definition
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is
distributed to the general public.
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no
longer for sale after this date.
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers.
Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of
product failure or defect.
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.
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support
services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
OS SW = Operating System Software
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Description
Standard Fan Module for C7603
and WS-C6503 chassis
High-Speed Fan Module for
Cisco7603/Catalyst6503 Chassis
Cat 6503 Chassis, 3slot, 4RU, No
Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
Cat 6503 Chassis, 3slot, 4RU, No
Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
Catalyst 6503 Chassis, 3 slot, 4 RU,
No Power Supply,Spare
Cat 6506 Chassis, 6slot, 12RU, No
Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
App. SW = Application Software
Replacement Product Part Replacement Product
Number Description
WS-C6503-E-FAN Catalyst 6503-E Chassis Fan Tray --
WS-C6503-E-FAN Catalyst 6503-E Chassis Fan Tray --
WS-C6503-E Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 3-slot
chassis, 4RU, no PS, no Fan Tray
WS-C6504-E Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 4-slot
chassis, 5RU,no PS, no Fan Tray
See the Product Migration
Options section below for
detailed information on
replacing this product.
WS-C6506-E Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 6-slot
chassis, 12RU, no PS,no Fan
Tray
Product End-of-Life Notice
Date
November 1, 2005
November 1, 2006
February 1, 2007
November 1, 2007
November 1, 2007
August 1, 2012
November 1, 2012
Additional
Information
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