Notice-Of-Change Announcement for Citrix ADC MPX 9700 FIPS, MPX 10500 FIPS, MPX 12500 FIPS and MPX 15500 FIPS
Article ID: CTX233975
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Description
Citrix Systems, Inc. announces a Notice of Status Change for the Citrix ADC MPX 9700/10500/12500/15500 FIPS series.
The tables below explain the Citrix ADC 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 MPX 9700/10500/12500/15500 FIPS
|
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, 2018 |
| End of Sale (EOS) | The date on which Citrix will no longer offer the product. | September 30, 2018 |
| End of Maintenance | The date for end of Software Support and Development. | January 01, 2020 |
| 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. | January 01, 2021 |
Products Affected
The product numbers affected by this announcement and their replacements are listed in Table 2 (below). The products listed in the Product Replacement / Alternatives column represent the migration path for this discontinued platform.
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
|
Product Description |
Software Versions affected |
Product Replacement / Alternatives |
|
Citrix ADC MPX 9700 FIPS, MPX 10500 FIPS, MPX |
N/A |
Citrix ADC MPX/SDX |
(Note: MPX 9700/10500/12500/15500 FIPS upgrade SKUs will be available until one year before EOL)
Customer Actions
Citrix recommends that existing customers take steps to upgrade to the latest Citrix ADC 14000 FIPS platform so that they can take advantage of current and future security/performance capabilities not available in the 9700/10500/12500/15500 FIPS platform due to hardware limitations. Below are some of the 14000 FIPS capabilities:
|
Security capabilities |
ECC-based cipher support in FIPS mode |
|
Performance capabilities |
EDT support for XenApp/XenDesktop 7.13+ in FIPS mode |
The transition to the new 14000 FIPS platform will ensure minimal impact to your current environment.
For More Information
For more information about the Citrix ADC series of application delivery systems, visit http://www.citrix.com/citrix-adc or contact your local Citrix sales representative or authorized Citrix business partner
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