5508 WLC eol date

[intoc1871]

Anyone have any rough idea when we can  expect the 5508 WLC to go eol?

Cheers,

JP

[mmangat]

Hello,

I have checked the cisco literature and as of now there is no mention of 5508 end-of-life date.

[Star_sulaiman]

Anyone have any rough idea when we can  expect the 5508 WLC to go eol?

[Leo Laohoo]

As of 01 August 2017, Cisco hasn't officially released the EoS/EoL date but I personally suspect before the end of 2017 there will be one. 

The final firmware to support 2504/5508/WiSM2 will be 8.5.  8.6 and later can only be supported by the 3504/5520/8540 generation of controllers.  

[Freerk Terpstra]

Yesterday Cisco published the end-of-life announcement for the 5508 after being around for over more than 8 years... :-) AireOS 8.5 will be the latest supported release for this platform.

[Scott Fella]

Not anytime soon

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[Ravi Singh]

Till now it is not listed in EOL document. Please check the below link.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps6302/ps8322/ps10315/end_of_life_notice_c51-687232.html

[samuel.heinrich]

the day has come, 5508 EoL announced

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/5500-series-wireless-controllers/eos-eol-notice-c51-740221.html

Table 1.       End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller

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.	January 31, 2018
End-of-Sale Date: HW, App SW	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	August 1, 2018
Last Ship Date: HW, App SW	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 30, 2018
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW, App 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.	August 1, 2019
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.	August 1, 2019
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW, App SW	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.	August 1, 2019
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: App SW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	October 27, 2020
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	October 27, 2022
Last Date of Support: App SW	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.	July 31, 2021
Last Date of Support: HW	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.	July 31, 2023

[CHAN_YOHEI]

Hi everyone,What is AppSW?
Can I think of the day of EoL as Last Date of Support HW(July 31, 2023).

[marce1000]

 - Goto https://cway.cisco.com/sncheck/ ; and enter the serial no of your controller in there!

M.

[sbhadrav@cisco.com]

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 1, 2018. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as  of the EoL bulletin

[jkilleda]

Hi Julian,

5508 WLC eol date

Its January 31st 2018