ASA EOS

[normntwrk]

Does anyone know how long Cisco has been making the ASA and if it is going EOS anytime soon ?

It looks like the 5580 is going EOS (End Of Sale) in July 2012 and was wondering if the rest of the line is soon to follow.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance


The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.


July 31, 2012

Last Ship Date:
HW


The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.


October 31, 2012

Norm

 

[brianinms]

The 5585 replaced the 5580 so it makes sense. Cisco won't EOL/EOS any other ASA's unless there are replacements. If I remember they came out sometime end of 04 beginning of 05.

 

[tpulley]

The archectiture of the asa is a lot different than the pix series was. The asa is more modular and allows the ability to snap in other pieces (like the botnet filter they released not that long ago, for a fee of course). So it should be a while before it goes away.