07-13-2023 08:22 AM
Can any only help my that Cisco products like switch, router will life support only for 5 year and software support for 7 year?. It is common for all Cisco products?
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07-13-2023 10:05 AM
Hello @rajaram855,
It is not accurate to say that Cisco products like switches and routers have a standard life support of 5 years and software support of 7 years. Cisco provides different levels of support and lifecycle policies for its products, which can vary depending on the product line, model, and specific software version.
EoL/EoS dates can vary significantly depending on the product and its release cycle. Some products may have longer lifecycles and receive support for more than 5 or 7 years, while others may have shorter lifecycles.
To determine the specific support and lifecycle policies for a particular Cisco product, you should refer to Cisco's official documentation.
07-13-2023 11:42 AM
Hi @rajaram855,
All products, from every vendor, eventually reach their end of support dates (SPs sometimes call this "Manufacturer Discontinue"). Cisco lays out their schedule to end support for a product in an End-of-Life announcement, which includes a number of milestones beginning with the EOL announcement, specifies the End-of-Sale date and various end of support dates, and finally ending with the Last-Day-of-Support. For definitions and and examples of milestones see:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html
Note that the EOL announcement comes after the product has been available for sale for some period of time, ranging from less than a year, to multiple years. EOL announcements can be made for a number of reasons, but common reasons include:
07-13-2023 10:05 AM
Hello @rajaram855,
It is not accurate to say that Cisco products like switches and routers have a standard life support of 5 years and software support of 7 years. Cisco provides different levels of support and lifecycle policies for its products, which can vary depending on the product line, model, and specific software version.
EoL/EoS dates can vary significantly depending on the product and its release cycle. Some products may have longer lifecycles and receive support for more than 5 or 7 years, while others may have shorter lifecycles.
To determine the specific support and lifecycle policies for a particular Cisco product, you should refer to Cisco's official documentation.
07-13-2023 11:42 AM
Hi @rajaram855,
All products, from every vendor, eventually reach their end of support dates (SPs sometimes call this "Manufacturer Discontinue"). Cisco lays out their schedule to end support for a product in an End-of-Life announcement, which includes a number of milestones beginning with the EOL announcement, specifies the End-of-Sale date and various end of support dates, and finally ending with the Last-Day-of-Support. For definitions and and examples of milestones see:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html
Note that the EOL announcement comes after the product has been available for sale for some period of time, ranging from less than a year, to multiple years. EOL announcements can be made for a number of reasons, but common reasons include:
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