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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco UCS Invicta Series OS. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 24, 2015. 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 under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco UCS Invicta Series OS
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. |
July 24, 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. |
July 24, 2015 |
Last Ship 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. |
July 24, 2015 |
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: |
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. |
July 23, 2016 |
End of New Service Attachment Date: |
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. |
July 23, 2016 |
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 19, 2019 |
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. |
July 31, 2020 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
UCSW-A-OS5.SD-K9= |
UCS Invicta Array OS with 32GB SD Card -K9 (Service Only) |
UCSW-A-OS5.X-K9 |
UCS Invicta C3124SA Appliance Operating System 5.X - K9 |
UCSW-A-REPLICATE |
UCS Invicta C3124SA Asynchronous/Open Target Replication |
UCSW-A-REPLICATE= |
UCS Invicta C3124SA Asynchronous/Open Target Replication |
UCSW-DDUP-12T |
UCS Invicta De-Dup Software for 12TB |
UCSW-DDUP-12T-P1 |
Not Standalone 12T DDUP software With SP7 UCS Invicta only |
UCSW-DDUP-24T |
UCS Invicta De-Dup Software for 24TB |
UCSW-DDUP-24T-P1 |
Not Standalone 24T DDUP software With SP7 UCS Invicta only |
UCSW-DDUP-3T-P1 |
Not Standalone 3T DDUP software.With SP7 UCS Invicta only |
UCSW-DDUP-6T |
UCS Invicta De-Dup Software for 6TB |
UCSW-DDUP-6T-P1 |
Not Standalone 6T DDUP software With SP7 UCS Invicta only |
UCSW-SA-OS5.X-K9 |
UCS Invicta Scaling System Operating System 5.x -K9 |
UCSW-SA-REPLICATE |
UCS Invicta Scaling System Asynchronous and Replication |
UCSW-SA-REPLICATE= |
UCS Invicta Scaling System Asynchronous and Replication |
UCSW-SAR-OS5.X-K9 |
UCS Invicta Scaling System Router Operating System 5.x -K9 |
UCSW-SN-OS5.SD-K9= |
UCS Invicta Scale Node OS 32GB SD Card -K9 (Service Only) |
UCSW-SR-OS5.SD-K9= |
UCS Invicta Scale Router OS on SSD Card -K9 (Service Only) |
Product Migration Options
There is no Cisco replacement available for the Cisco UCS Invicta Series OS at this time.
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: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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