This bulletin affects all versions of Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager. Customers are encouraged to migrate to CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 2.5. Tables 2-3 provide relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Catalyst Switch Manager.
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.
March 24, 2006
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.
September 22, 2006
Last shipment 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.
December 21, 2006
End of software 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.
September 22, 2007
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.
September 22, 2007
End of service contract renewal date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
December 18, 2008
Last date of support
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.
September 21, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
EMS-CCSM-3.2
CEMF Element Manager for Catalyst Switches-RTU
CWLMS-2.5-R-K9
LMS 2.5 Enterprise WIN/SOL 300 Dev Restricted-Rev May05
EMS-CCSM-3.2D
CEMF Element Manager for Catalyst Switches-Demo Lic
CWLMS-2.5-R-K9
LMS 2.5 Enterprise WIN/SOL 300 Dev Restricted-Rev May05
EMS-CCSM-3.2U
CEMF Element Manager for Catalyst Switches-Upg from V3.1
CWLMS-2.5-R-K9
LMS 2.5 Enterprise WIN/SOL 300 Dev Restricted-Rev May05
EMS-CCSM-3550-3.1
Cisco Catalyst Switch Mgr v3.1-3550 RTU
CWLMS-2.5-R-K9
LMS 2.5 Enterprise WIN/SOL 300 Dev Restricted-Rev May05
EMS-CCSM-4X00-3.1=
Cisco Catalyst Switch Mgr v3.1-4000/4500 RTU
CWLMS-2.5-R-K9
LMS 2.5 Enterprise WIN/SOL 300 Dev Restricted-Rev May05
EMS-CCSM-KIT-3.2
CEMF Element Manager for Catalyst Switches-Media Kit
CWLMS-2.5-R-K9
LMS 2.5 Enterprise WIN/SOL 300 Dev Restricted-Rev May05
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager is the LMS 2.5.
Allows end users or other systems to change or modify the configuration on Cisco devices.
Same
Security
Provides user segmentation which allows data partitioning among multiple users.
Same
Performance
Provides device stats and reporting.
Same
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 end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html.
