Citrix Systems, Inc. announces a Notice of Status Change for the NetScaler Access Gateway 5500 platform.
Citrix Systems, Inc. announces a Notice of Status Change for the NetScaler Access Gateway 5500 platform.
The tables below explain the Citrix NetScaler life cycle management milestones as well as important information regarding dates and options during this period. The dates and milestones provided are in accordance with stated End of Life/End of Support policies for Citrix Systems, Inc.
Table 1. Milestones and Dates for Access Gateway 5500
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 hardware platform. | March 30, 2016 |
End of Sale (EOS) | The date on which Citrix will no longer offer the product. | September 30, 2016 |
End of Life date (EOL) | The EOL milestone signals the point at which no support or maintenance is provided. Product information will be limited to the historical material available on MyCitrix.com or other online resources and is subject to removal beyond this date. | September 30, 2021 |
Product Description | Software Versions affected | Product Replacement / Alternatives |
NetScaler Gateway (formerly NetScaler Access Gateway) 5500 NetScaler Gateway (formerly NetScaler Access Gateway) 5500 (Enterprise Edition | N/A | NetScaler MPX 5550 Standard Edition (which includes Access Gateway features) |