EOL/EOS for the Cisco MDS 9140 1/2-Gbps 40-Port Fibre Channel Intelligent Fabric Switch [Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches]

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Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco MDS 9140 1/2-Gbps 40-Port Fibre Channel Intelligent Fabric Switch. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 9, 2008. 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. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco MDS 9140 1/2-Gbps 40-Port Fibre Channel Intelligent Fabric Switch

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 10, 2008
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.	October 9, 2008
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.	January 7, 2009
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	October 9, 2009
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.	October 9, 2009
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	January 4, 2013
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.	October 8, 2013

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

The recommended replacement for the Cisco MDS 9140 1/2-Gbps 40-port Fibre Channel multilayer intelligent fabric switch is the Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch. The Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch has the same feature compatibility as all Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors, Cisco MDS 9216A and MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switches, and the Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch, providing seamless transition to higher interface speeds. The pay-as-you-grow model and the ability to stack two Cisco MDS 9134 fabric switches offer higher port density (up to 64 ports) and unprecedented investment protection. Information about the Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps4159/ps6409/ps4358/product_data_sheet0900aecd80692efd_ps5987_Products_Data_Sheet.html.

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
DS-1RU-FAN	MDS 1RU Fan Tray	DS-C34-FAN	FAN Assembly for MDS 9134
DS-1RU-FAN=	MDS 9100 Fan Tray, Spare	DS-C34-FAN=	FAN Assembly for MDS 9134
DS-C9140-K9	MDS 9140 40-Port Fibre Channel Fabric Switch	DS-C9134-1K9	MDS 9134 with 32 4Gbps active ports, 2 pwr sup and fan trays

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps8414/index.html.

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Feature	Cisco MDS 9140 1/2-Gbps 40-Port Fibre Channel Intelligent Fabric Switch	Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch
FC Port configuration	1/2-Gbps autosensing, optionally configurable	4-, 2-, and 1-Gbps autosensing with 4 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth per port and 10 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth for 10-Gbps ports
Total # of 4G FC Ports	0	24 to 64
10Gb Stacking Support	No	Yes
Redundant Power Supplies	Yes	Yes
Easy Config Wizard	Yes	Yes
Intelligent Network Services -Virtual SANs (VSANs), ACLs, FCC, QoS	Yes	Yes
FICON Support	No	Yes
Comprehensive Services	Yes	Yes

Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco MDS 9140 1/2-Gbps 40-Port Fibre Channel Intelligent Fabric Switch through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos

Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps8414/index.html, or contact your local account representative.

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice

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