Product Bulletin: 1082
Subject: End of Sale & End of Life Announcement for TippingPoint SMS H3 XL and TippingPoint TPS T-Series
Date of Announcement: April 1, 2020
Summary: Trend Micro TippingPoint is announcing the end-of-sale (EOS), and end-of-life (EOL) dates for the TippingPoint SMS H3 XL and the TippingPoint T-Series appliances. The SMS hardware appliances are being updated, and a direct replacement has been introduced and is now available. The T-Series appliances are being replaced by the TX-Series to provide platform parity across the TippingPoint TPS suite.
The last day to order the SMS H3 XL or the TPS T-Series appliances is listed below (while quantities last). Customers with active maintenance contracts will continue to receive support from TippingPoint’s Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for five years after the end-of-sale date. Maintenance contracts cannot be extended beyond the end-of-support date.
Impacted Product SKUs and Descriptions
| Part Number | Device Description |
| TPNN0303 TPNN0046 C1J60A | TippingPoint SMS H3 XL HW |
| TPNN0291 | TippingPoint 440T HW |
| TPNN0292 | TippingPoint 2200T HW |
| TPNN0075 TPNN0076 TPNN0077 TPNN0078 | TippingPoint External ZPHA Bypass HW |
Product End of Life Dates
| Milestone | Definition | Milestone Date |
| End of Sale Announcement | The date on which Trend Micro announces the upcoming end-of-sale and end-of-support of a product. | April 1, 2020 |
| End of Sale (Appliance) | The last date to order a product through Trend Micro point of sale. The product is removed from the price list after this date. | June 30, 2020 |
| End of Support | This is the last date that support calls will be accepted for the affected product. RMAs will cease after this date, and Digital Vaccine and ThreatDV updates will cease for the affected products after this date. | June 30, 2025 |
Product Migration Options
For new deployments or for customers looking to replace their hardware appliances, TippingPoint recommends the following SKUs:
| Product | Recommended Upgrade Option |
| SMS | TippingPoint SMS H4 XL HW (TPNN0335) |
| 440T | TippingPoint 1100TX (TPNN0321) |
| 2200T | TippingPoint 5500TX (TPNN0322) |