Take a look at the EOL announcement below does this mean after Jan. 30,2016 there will be no more security updates on the software or am I interpreting this incorrectly?
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
HW 12.2(33)SXJ or 15.X SY: OS SW
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. Support will be on Release 12.2(33)SXJ or follow on release in IOS 15.X train.
January 30, 2016
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes on 12.2(33)SXJ . After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software. Support will be on a follow on release in IOS 15.X train.
December 1, 2013
Note: From the End of Software Maintenance Releases Date to the End of Software Maintenance Release through follow on release ("Extended Period of Support"), Cisco will provide only Critical Software Support defined as network services impacting bugs or security vulnerabilities that have been identified by the customer to Cisco TAC and subsequently qualified via Cisco's normal evaluation process. Critical Software Support will be provided according to the following terms and conditions:
• Cisco TAC will first use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Customer to determine the locality of impact and to find a workaround for the problem.
• If an alternative workaround is not possible during the Extended Period of Support, then Cisco will make commercially reasonable efforts to provide a bug fix solution to remedy the problem.
• If despite commercially reasonable efforts Cisco is unable to provide a software based solution, it may be necessary for the Customer to remove or upgrade the impacted software based systems to correct the problem.
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.
January 30, 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.
January 30, 2014
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
April 30, 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.
