OEM supported
The Cisco Secure Email Premier reaches End of Service Life (EOSL) on 30 Nov 2030.
End of sale
04 Nov 2025EOSL
30 Nov 2030
04 Nov 2025EOSL
30 Nov 2030
- Manufacturer
- Cisco
- Product family
- Email Security Appliance
- Models / part numbers
- CES-PRE-IMD-LIC, CES-PRE-IMD-UL-LIC, CES-PRE-LIC, CES-PRE-ULT-LIC, ESA-PRE-LIC, ESA-PRE-ULT-LIC, H-ESA-PRE-LIC, H-ESA-PRE-ULT-LIC, I-EMAIL-TDC-LIC
- Category
- Firewall
- End of sale / EOL
- 04 Nov 2025
- End of Service Life
- 30 Nov 2030
- Source
- OEM end-of-life notice · view source
- Notes
- Cisco end-of-life bulletin (announced 2025-09-15). Covers 9 part numbers, e.g. CES-PRE-IMD-LIC, CES-PRE-IMD-UL-LIC, CES-PRE-LIC.
- Last checked
- 14 Nov 2026
Frequently asked questions
When is the Cisco Secure Email Premier End of Service Life?
Cisco Secure Email Premier reaches End of Service Life on 30 Nov 2030, after End of Sale on 04 Nov 2025.
What happens after the Secure Email Premier reaches EOSL?
Cisco stops selling support contracts, spare parts and firmware updates. The hardware keeps working, but break/fix, parts and engineering help must come from a third-party maintenance provider.
Can SLA Expert support the Secure Email Premier after EOSL?
Yes — SLA Expert provides multi-vendor third-party maintenance, spares and field engineering for post-EOSL Cisco equipment across the Middle East and Africa. Request a quote to confirm coverage for your units.
Related Cisco EOSL dates
| Model | Category | End of sale | EOSL date | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email, Web and Security Management x90 Hardware Appliances CCS-10GE-FI-V2, CCS-1GE-FI-V2, CCS-CABLEARM-690, CCS-CABLEARM, CCS-CPU-E5-2609D, CCS-CPU-E5-2620D, CCS-CPU-E5-2680D, CCS-CPU-E5-2690D, CCS-HDD-600GB, CCS-HDD-600GB-RV-A, CCS-HDD-600GBRV-A, CCS-HDD-BLNK | Firewall | 12 Jun 2019 | 30 Sep 2025 | Past EOSL | |
| Email and Security Management x95 Hardware Appliances ESA-C195-K9, ESA-C195-PR-K9, ESA-C395-K9, ESA-C395-PR-K9, ESA-C695-K9, ESA-C695-PR-K9, ESA-C695F-K9, ESA-C695F-PR-K9, ESA-C695FCHAS-K9, SMA-M195-K9, SMA-M195-PR-BUN, SMA-M395-K9 | Firewall | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2028 | OEM supported | |
| Secure Awareness I-SA-SLT-LIC, I-SA-ULT-LIC, SA-SEC-SUB, SA-SLT-LIC, SA-SS-LIC, SA-ULT-LIC | Firewall | 04 Nov 2025 | 30 Nov 2030 | OEM supported | |
| Secure Email Intelligent MultiScan (IMS) CES-IMS, ESA-IMS-LIC | Firewall | 04 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2030 | OEM supported | |
| Secure Email Term SKU’s ESA-DLP-1Y-S2, ESA-DLP-1Y-S3, ESA-DLP-1Y-S4, ESA-DLP-1Y-S5, ESA-DLP-1Y-S6, ESA-DLP-1Y-S7, ESA-DLP-3Y-S2, ESA-DLP-3Y-S3, ESA-DLP-3Y-S4, ESA-DLP-3Y-S5, ESA-DLP-3Y-S6, ESA-DLP-3Y-S7 | Firewall | 28 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2025 | Past EOSL | |
| Email Product Bundles Under EMAIL-SEC-SUB and L-CES-SUB CES-ESSENTL-BNDL, CES-ESSN-AMP-BNDL, CES-O365ESS-BNDL, CES-O365PREM-BNDL, CES-OUTBOUND-BNDL, CES-PREM-AMP-BNDL, CES-PREMIUM-BNDL, EMAIL-SEC-SUB, ESA-ESI-AT-LIC, ESA-ESI-LIC, ESA-ESP-AT-LIC, ESA-ESP-LIC | Firewall | 28 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2027 | EOSL ≤ 12 months |