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FWSM IOS Lifetime 3.2 and 4.1 Families

Joao Vecchi — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:32:12 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Please, I would like to know if someone has the information about the Lifetime for the FWSM's IOS software. FWSM on this case running inside 6500 Switch:

3.2(28)

4.1(15)

Thanks in advance !

The End of Sale and End of

Marvin Rhoads — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:56:51 GMT

The End of Sale and End of Life announcement for the FWSM is here:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/interfaces-modules/catalyst-6500-series-firewall-services-module/eol_c51-699134.html

It indicates that the last date to extend or renew a service contract for the software was December 2014. With software service support ending in September 2015.

Those images were last updated in October 2013 and no new releases - including patches and bug fixes - will be developed.

Thanks a lot Marvin.

Joao Vecchi — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:06:20 GMT

Thanks a lot Marvin.

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Marvin Rhoads — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 15:07:44 GMT

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Good morning, please can you

Dell Hill — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:27:29 GMT

Good morning, please can you advise if 3.2(28) has been superceeded with another image or would a H/W replacement be required ?

There are no new images for

Marvin Rhoads — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:43:13 GMT

There have been no new images for the FWSM in almost 4 years. There will be no new images or updates for that platform.

You should plan on a hardware replacement if you have a continuing need or changing requirements (need more throughput, more features etc.).

Many thanks Marvin.

Dell Hill — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:43:14 GMT

Many thanks Marvin.