Product End-of-Life Notice
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Select Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Chassis
EOL8168Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst
4500E Series Chassis. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 16, 2013.
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.
Six months after the end-of-life announcement, the price of the Cisco 4500E Series Chassis listed in this
announcement may increase 15 percent in order to accommodate the fluctuating component costs for these
products. The replacement chassis are better than the end-of-sale products, and their prices are equivalent
or lower.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Chassis
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.
April 16, 2012
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no April 16, 2013
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.
July 15, 2013
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.
April 15, 2016
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.
April 16, 2014
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.
April 16, 2014
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
July 15, 2017
Last Date of Support:
HW
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.
April 30, 2018
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
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App. SW = Application Software
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Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product
Part Number
Replacement Product
Description
Additional Information
WS-C4507R-E
Cat4500 E-Series 7-Slot
Chassis, fan, no ps, Red
Sup Capable
WS-C4507R+E
Catalyst4500E 7 slot
chassis for 48Gbps/slot
WS-C4507R-E=
Cat4500 E-Series 7-Slot
Chassis, fan, no ps, Red
Sup Capable
WS-C4507R+E=
Catalyst4500E 7 slot
chassis for 48Gbps/slot
WS-C4507RES6L-96V+
4507R-E Chassis, TwoWSX4648-RJ45V+E, Sup6L-E
WS-C4507RES6L+96V+
4507R+E Chassis,
TwoWS-X4648-RJ45V+E,
Sup6L-E
WS-C4510R-E
Cat4500 E-Series 10-Slot
Chassis, fan, no ps, Red
Sup Capable
WS-C4510R+E
Catalyst 4500E 10 slot
chassis for 48Gbps/slot
WS-C4510R-E=
Catalyst4500E 10 slot-E
chassis Spare
WS-C4510R+E=
Catalyst4500E 10 slot
chassis for 48Gbps/slot
WS-C4510RE-S6-96V+
4510-E Chassis, TwoWSX4648-RJ45V+E, Sup6-E
WS-C4510RE-S7+96V+
4510R+E Chassis, Two
WS-X4748-RJ45V+E,
Sup7-E
Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series R-E chassis is the Cisco Catalyst 4500E
Series R+E chassis. Product number WS-C4507R-E is replaced by WS-C4507R+E, which increases the
bandwidth per slot from 24 Gbps to 48 Gbps. Customers can migrate any of the existing line cards in the WSC4507R-E chassis to the new WS-C4507R+E chassis with full backward compatibility.
The WS-C4507RES6L-96V+ bundle that contains the obsolete WS-C4507R-E is replaced by WSC4507RES6L+96V+, which provides 48 Gbps per slot with the full line card backward compatibility. The WSC4510R-E is replaced by WS-C4510R+E, which increases the bandwidth per slot from 24 Gbps to 48 Gbps.
Customers can migrate any of the existing line cards in the WS-C4510R-E chassis to the new WS-C4510R+E
chassis with full backward compatibility.
The WS-C4510RE-S6-96V+ bundle that contains the obsolete WS-C4510R-E chassis is replaced by the latest
WS-C4510RE-S7+96V+ bundle, which includes the Supervisor Engine 7-E and WS-C4510R+E chassis.
Customers can benefit from the rich features provided by the Supervisor Engine 7-E and higher bandwidth per slot
from the WS-C4510R+E chassis. For more information on Catalyst 4500E Series Chassis please refer to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps4324/product_data_sheet0900aecd801792b1.html.
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 4500E Series R+E Chassis, visit
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps4324/product_data_sheet0900aecd801792b1.html,
or contact your local account representative.
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