Replacement units will be on their way – just don't call it a recall

 

3 Feb 2017 at 23:32, Thomas Claburn Updated Cisco has issued a warning that an electronic component used in versions of its routing, optical networking, security and switch products prior to November 16, 2016 is unreliable – and may fail in the next year and a half, rendering affected hardware permanently inoperable.

 

"Although the Cisco products with this component are currently performing normally, we expect product failures to increase over the years, beginning after the unit has been in operation for approximately 18 months," Cisco said in its advisory.

 

"Once the component has failed, the system will stop functioning, will not boot, and is not recoverable."

 

And without naming names, Cisco said that the clock-signal-generating component is also used by other companies. Expect further notices of this sort from other vendors shortly.

 

 

Cisco's advisory affects the following products:

NetworkingFN-64230NCS1K-CNTLR

RoutingFN-64231NCS 5500 Line Cards

 FN-64252IR809/IR829 Industrial Integrated Services Routers

 FN-64253ISR4331, ISR4321, ISR4351 and UCS-E120

SecurityFN-64228ASA 5506, ASA 5506W, ASA 5506H, ASA 5508, and ASA 5516

 FN-64250Cisco ISA 3000 Industrial Security Appliance

 Meraki NotificationMX 84

SwitchesFN-64251Nexus 9000 Series N9K-C9504-FM-E/N9K-C9508-FM-E/N9K-X9732C-EX

 Meraki NotificationMS350 Series

 

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