End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 3750G, 3560G, 3750-E, and 3560-E Series Switches

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 3750G, 3560G, 3750-E, and 3560-E Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 30, 2013. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin.

http://www.firewall.cx/cisco-technical-knowledgebase/cisco-switches/893-cisco-switches-eol.html

Forcing Your Cisco Catalyst Switch To Use 3rd Party SFP Modules

This article shows how to configure your Cisco Catalyst switch 2960G, 3560G, 3750G, 4507R to use 3rd party SFPs. Learn the secret CLI commands required, to maximise your catalyst switch's compatibility with 3rd party sfp's. Discover where 3rd party SFPs can be used without hesitation.

http://www.firewall.cx/cisco-technical-knowledgebase/cisco-switches/866-cisco-switches-3rd-party-sfp.html