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EoS and EoL Cisco 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches
2016-07-26
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Cisco announced the end-of-sale (EoS) and end-of-life (EoL) of Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches. The last day to order the affected products is November 6, 2015 and the last shipment date is February 4, 2016.

Given below Table No.1 describes the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates, definitions and milestones for the affected products. Table No.2 lists the product part numbers affected and the suggested replacement part numbers.

Cisco will increase prices for these products following the End-of-Life announcement.

Table No.:1  End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches.

Milestone
Date
Definition

End-of-Sale

Date

November 6, 2015
Last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms.

End-of-Life

Date

November 6, 2014
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.

Last Ship

Date: HW

February 4, 2016
The last ship date that can be requested of Cisco. Actual ship date depends on lead time.

End of SW Maintenance

Date: HW

November 5, 2016
After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, maintain, repair, or test the product software.

End of Security Support

Date: HW

November 5, 2018
The last date for the release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.

End of Failure Analysis

Date: HW

November 5, 2016
The last-possible date for a failure analysis to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
Last Date of Support: HW
November 30, 2020
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions.
HW = Hardware    OS SW = Operating System Software   App. SW = Application Software

Table No.: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

C2960S-F-STACK

Catalyst 2960S Flexstack Stack Module (FE)

C2960X-STACK

Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module

-

C2960S-F-STACK=

Catalyst 2960S Flexstack Stack Module (FE)

C2960X-STACK=

Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module optional

-

C2960S-STACK

Catalyst 2960S FlexStack Stack Module optional for LAN Base

C2960X-STACK

Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module

-

C2960S-STACK=

Catalyst 2960S Flexstack Stack Module

C2960X-STACK=

Catalyst 2960-X FlexStack Plus Stacking Module optional

-

WS-C2960S-24PD-L

Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base

WS-C2960X-24PD-L

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-24PS-L

Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x SFP LAN Base

WS-C2960X-24PS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-24TD-L

Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE,
2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base

WS-C2960X-24TD-L

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE,
2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-24TS-L

Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE,
4 x SFP LAN Base

WS-C2960X-24TS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE,
4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-24TS-S

Catalyst 2960S 24 GigE,
2 x SFP LAN Lite

WS-C2960X-24TS-LL

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE,
2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite

-

WS-C2960S-48FPD-L

Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 740W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 740W, 2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-48FPS-L

Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 740W, 4 x SFP LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48FPS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 740W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-48LPD-L

Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48LPD-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 370W, 2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-48LPS-L

Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x SFP LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48LPS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-48TD-L

Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE,
2 x 10G SFP+ LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48TD-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE,
2 x 10G SFP+, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-48TS-J1

Catalyst 2960-S 48TS-L for Japan Post

WS-C2960X-48TS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE,
4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-48TS-L

Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE,
4 x SFP LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48TS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE,
4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-48TS-S

Catalyst 2960S 48 GigE,
2 x SFP LAN Lite

WS-C2960X-48TS-LL

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE,
2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite

-

WS-C2960S-F24PS-L

Catalyst 2960-SF 24 FE, PoE 370W, 2 x SFP, LAN Base

WS-C2960X-24PS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-F24TS-L

Catalyst 2960-SF 24 FE,
2 x SFP, LAN Base

WS-C2960X-24TS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE,
4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-F24TS-S

Catalyst 2960-SF 24 FE,
2 x SFP, LAN Lite

WS-C2960X-24TS-LL

Catalyst 2960-X 24 GigE,
2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite

-

WS-C2960S-F48FPS-L

Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE, PoE 740W, 4 x SFP, LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48FPS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 740W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-F48LPS-L

Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE, PoE 370W, 4 x SFP, LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48LPS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE 370W, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-F48TS-L

Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE,
4 x SFP, LAN Base

WS-C2960X-48TS-L

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE,
4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base

-

WS-C2960S-F48TS-S

Catalyst 2960-SF 48 FE,
2 x SFP, LAN Lite

WS-C2960X-48TS-LL

Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE,
2 x 1G SFP, LAN Lite

-

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series

The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series provides a direct replacement for each Catalyst 2960-S Series Gigabit Ethernet model, at the same price. The Catalyst 2960-X provides better architecture, features, and performance than the 2960-S, doubling the feature set.Customers for the Catalyst 2960-SF Fast Ethernet switches should also consider moving to the 2960-X switches, which provide the features of the Catalyst 2960-SF and more, including PoE Plus (PoE+), improved IPv6 performance, and optional StackWise stacking. The 2960-X PoE models have a premium of approximately 20 to 25 percent over the 2960-SF Series.

What are the notable differences between the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S, 2960-SF, and 2960 Series Switches?

The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960-SF Series are the newest members of the 2960 family that offer a rich set of Layer 2 features. While the 2960-S provides Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) connectivity with 10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, the 2960-SF provides Fast Ethernet (10/100) connectivity with 1G SFP uplinks. They bring the following new capabilities to the Catalyst 2960 family of Layer 2 switches, including:

  • Cisco FlexStack stacking capabilities
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks with SFP+
  • Support for Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+)
  • Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) and onboard failure logging (OBFL)
  • USB interfaces for file transfer and management
  • 10/100 out-of-band (OOB) management

Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960-SF LAN Lite Switches

Model
Description
Uplinks
Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48TS-S
48 10/100/1000 Ports 
2 SFP
Cisco Catalyst 2960S-24TS-S 
24 10/100/1000 Ports 
2 SFP
Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F48TS-S
48 10/100 Ports 
2 SFP
Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F24TS-S
24 10/100 Ports 
2 SFP
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