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Citrix Systems, Inc. announces the End of Life of the Citrix NetScaler 9800/9000 and Citrix NetScaler 9950/10000 product models, effective November 15, 2010. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from Citrix Technical Support and Customer Service until November 15, 2010. Support is no longer available for the specified hardware platform. Product information will be limited to the historical material available on MyCitrix.com or other online resources and is subject to removal at a future date.
The tables below explain the Citrix NetScaler life cycle management milestones as well as important information regarding dates and support options during this period. The dates and milestones provided are in accordance with the policies of the NetScaler operating system at the time of the software release and are in accordance with stated End of Life/End of Support policies for Citrix Systems, Inc.
表格1. End of Life Milestones and Dates for the Citrix NetScaler 9800/9000 and 9950/10000
Milestone |
Definition |
Date |
Notice of Change (NSC) |
The NSC date is the date on which Citrix announces the intent to initiate the lifecycle management process for a given hardware offering. This announcement occurs a minimum of 6 months prior to the End-of-Sale (EOS) date when possible. During the period between the NSC and the EOS date the software will continue to be available for purchase. |
05/15/2007 |
End of Sale (EOS) |
的日期的产品不再是可以的le for purchase. |
11/15/2007 |
End of Life (EOL) |
The EOL milestone signals the point at which support is no longer available for the specified hardware platform. At this time, product information will be limited to the historical material available on MyCitrix.com or other online resources and is subject to removal at a future date. |
11/15/2010 |
Products Affected
The product numbers affected by this announcement and their replacements are listed in Table 2 (below). The software versions listed in the Product Replacement / Alternatives column represent the migration path for this discontinued software release family.
表格2.Product part numbers affected by this announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part # |
Product Replacement / Alternatives |
Citrix NetScaler 9000 Enterprise Edition; Citrix NetScaler 9800 Enterprise Edition; |
Citrix NetScaler 9010 Enterprise Edition; |
Citrix NetScaler 9950 Enterprise Edition; Citrix NetScaler 10000 Enterprise Edition; |
Citrix NetScaler 10010 Enterprise Edition; |
The current shipping version of the software on the Citrix NetScaler 9010 and 10010 is Release 8.0. The Citrix NetScaler 9010 and 10010 series will run with release 6.1.m builds or above.
For more information about the Citrix NetScaler series of application delivery systems, visit//m.giftsix.com/netscaleror contact your local Citrix sales representative or authorized Citrix business partner.
Software Dependencies
Customer Actions
Citrix recommends customers to evaluate the new Citrix NetScaler 9010 or 10010 so that they can take advantage of the advanced features available on these products. For further information on the Citrix NetScaler product line please contact your local Citrix sales representative or authorized Citrix business partner. Citrix also recommends that existing customers take steps to upgrade to the latest production version of the Citrix NetScaler software. This will ensure best service coverage over the life of the product.
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