End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Unified Computing System B-Series Blade Servers (B200 M4, B420 M4, B260 M4 and B460 M4)
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EOL12708 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Unified Computing System B-Series Blade Servers (B200 M4, B420 M4, B260 M4 and B460 M4). The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 14, 2019. 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 under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Unified Computing System B-Series Blade Servers (B200 M4, B420 M4, B260 M4 and B460 M4)
| 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. | August 16, 2018 |
| 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. | February 14, 2019 |
| Last Ship 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. | May 15, 2019 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: | The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. | February 14, 2020 |
| 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. | February 14, 2020 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: | The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | May 12, 2023 |
| Last Date of Support: | The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. | February 29, 2024 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number | Product Description | Replacement Product Part Number | Replacement Product Description | Additional Information |
| UCS-ASR57-B200M4 | UCS B200 M4 w/ 2x E52680D, 256GB, 2x 300GB HDD, VIC1240 | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| UCS-B200M4-2680D | UCS B200 M4 w/ 2x E52680D, 256GB, 2x 300GB HDD, VIC1240 | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| UCS-EM-B200M4-1S | B200M4 w/1xE52660v4, 4x32GB, VIC1340 | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| UCS-FSA1-B200M4-01 | (Not sold standalone) UCS FSA1 B200M4 w/E52660v4, 16x16GB mem | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| UCS-FSA1-B200M4-02 | (Not sold Standalone) UCS FSA1 B200M4 w/2xE52660v4, 8x32GB mem | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| UCS-SM-B200M4 | UCS StorMagic B200M4 w/E52620 v3, 64G mem | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| UCS-UC-B200M4 | UCS B200 M4, dual-10-core/2.6 GHz, 128GB RAM | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| UCSB-B200-M4 | UCS B200 M4 w/o CPU, mem, drive bays, HDD, mezz | UCSB-B200-M5 | UCS B200 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-B200-M4-BR | UCS B200 M4 w/o CPU, mem, drive bays, HDD, mezz | UCSB-B200-M5-BR | UCS B200 M5 w/o CPU, mem, drive bays, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-B200-M4-CH | DISTI:UCS B200 M4 w/o CPU, mem, Drive bays, HDD, mezz, HS | UCSB-B200-M5-CH | DISTI:UCS B200 M5 w/o CPU, mem, Drive bays, HDD, mezz, HS | - |
| UCSB-B200-M4-U | UCS B200 M4 w/o CPU, mem, drive bays, HDD, mezz (UPG) | UCSB-B200-M5-U | UCS B200 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-B200-M4-U-BR | UCS B200 M4 w/o CPU, mem, drive bays, HDD, mezz (UPG) | UCSB-B200-M5-U-BR | UCS B200 M5 w/o CPU, mem, drive bays, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-B200-M4= | UCS B200 M4 w/o CPU, mem, drive bays, HDD, mezz (svc spare) | UCSB-B200-M5= | UCS B200 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-B420-M4 | UCS B420 M4 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mLOM | UCSB-B480-M5 | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-B420-M4-BR | UCS B420 M4 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mLOM | UCSB-B480-M5-U | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-B420-M4-CH | DISTI:UCS B420 M4 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mLOM | UCSB-B480-M5-CH | DISTI:UCS B480 M5 w/o CPU, mem, Drive bays, HDD, mezz, HS | - |
| UCSB-B420-M4-U | UCS B420 M4 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mLOM (UPG) | UCSB-B480-M5-U | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-B420-M4-U-BR | UCS B420 M4 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mLOM (UPG) | UCSB-B480-M5-U | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-B420-M4= | UCS B420 M4 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mLOM | UCSB-B480-M5= | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3 | UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD | UCSB-B480-M5 | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3= | UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD | UCSB-B480-M5= | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3A | UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 | UCSB-B480-M5 | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3A-CH | DISTI:UCS Scalable M4Blade Module w/2 DiskBayFillers B460 M4 | UCSB-B480-M5-CH | DISTI:UCS B480 M5 w/o CPU, mem, Drive bays, HDD, mezz, HS | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3A-U | UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B460 M4 | UCSB-B480-M5-U | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3C | UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 | UCSB-B480-M5 | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3C-CH | DISTI:UCS Scalable M4Blade Module w/2 DiskBayFillers B260 M4 | UCSB-B480-M5-CH | DISTI:UCS B480 M5 w/o CPU, mem, Drive bays, HDD, mezz, HS | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3C-U | UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD for B260 M4 | UCSB-B480-M5-U | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-3E-U | UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module w/o v4 CPU/DIMM/HDD UPB460 M4 | UCSB-B480-M5-U | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz (UPG) | - |
| UCSB-EX-M4-4SC-2 | UCS Scalability Connector for B460 M4 with v4 CPU | UCSB-B480-M5 | UCS B480 M5 Blade w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mezz | - |
Product Migration Options
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Unified Computing System B-Series Blade Servers (B200 M4, B420 M4, B260 M4 and B460 M4) 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: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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