112 products reach end of support in 2018
178 part numbers across 13 vendors lose manufacturer support during 2018, and 3 of these products already carry a vulnerability CISA lists as actively exploited. Every date below is the vendor's own, linked to the bulletin it was read from. The biggest sets: IBM with 41, Zyxel with 21, Fortinet with 19.
The largest retirements of 2018
Ranked by tracked part numbers reaching their last date of support this year.
Cisco · Server · support ends Aug 2018 · 10 part numbers · Cisco names UCSB-B200-M3 as the migration path
details →HPE · Switches · support ends Apr 2018 · 8 part numbers · HPE names J9573A as the migration path
details →HPE · Switches · support ends Nov 2018 · 6 part numbers · HPE names J9782A as the migration path
details →HPE · Switches · support ends May 2018 · 5 part numbers · HPE names J9776A as the migration path
details →Everything reaching end of support in 2018, by quarter
Grouped the way budgets are built. A product appears at its earliest 2018 milestone; families where different part numbers carry different dates show every 2018 month.
Q1 · January to March
| Product | Vendor | Category | Support ends | Parts | Vendor-named replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Power Flex System Manager Management Node | IBM | Converged system | Jan 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM Power System 510 Server | IBM | Enterprise server | Jan 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM Power System 520 Server | IBM | Enterprise server | Jan 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM Power System 575 Server | IBM | Enterprise server | Jan + Dec 2018 | 2 | none published |
| SonicWall TZ200 | SonicWall | Next-generation firewall | Jan 2018 | 2 | none published |
| Cisco Nexus 3064PQ Series | Cisco | Data center switch | Jan 2018 | 1 | N3K-C3064PQ-10GX |
| IBM FlashSystem 710 | IBM | Storage system | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM FlashSystem 720 | IBM | Storage system | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM FlashSystem 810 | IBM | Storage system | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM FlashSystem 820 | IBM | Storage system | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM Power System 505 Server | IBM | Enterprise server | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM Power System 550 Server | IBM | Enterprise server | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage DS5020 | IBM | Storage system | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage DS5100 | IBM | Storage system | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage DS5300 | IBM | Storage system | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXP5000 Expansion Unit | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXP520 Expansion Unit | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXP6050 Expansion Unit | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| HPE HP 10/100 PoE Injector (JD483B) | HPE | Wireless | Jan 2018 | 1 | J9407B |
| Fortinet FortiGateVoice 80C | Fortinet | Firewall with VoIP | Jan 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Calix E5-110 | Calix | Optical access platform | Feb 2018 | 5 | none published |
| Avaya IP DECT Base Stations | Avaya | Wireless telephony base station | Mar 2018 | 2 | none published |
| Dell VNXe1 | Dell | Storage array | Mar 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel AMG1202-T10B | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Mar 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel AMG1302-T10B | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Mar 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel AMG1312-T10B | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Mar 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel WAP5705 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Mar 2018 | 1 | WAP6405 |
Q2 · April to June
| Product | Vendor | Category | Support ends | Parts | Vendor-named replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPE HP 3800AS Switches without EEE | HPE | Switches | Apr 2018 | 8 | J9573A |
| Brocade 8000 | Brocade | SAN switch | Apr 2018 | 4 | none published |
| IBM Uninterruptible Power Supply | IBM | Enterprise server | Apr 2018 | 3 | none published |
| IBM System Storage SONAS | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Apr 2018 | 3 | none published |
| Dell XtremSF | Dell | Storage array | Apr 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM System Storage SONAS Interface Node | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Apr 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage SONAS Storage Controller | IBM | Storage system | Apr 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage SONAS Storage Expansion Rack | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Apr 2018 | 1 | none published |
| HPE HP SINGLE-PRT 802.3AF GIG POE IN-LINE PS (JD059B) | HPE | Wireless | Apr 2018 | 1 | J9407B |
| Zyxel VES-1616FE-55A | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Apr 2018 | 1 | none published |
| HPE HP 2810 Switch Series, HP 2510-24G Switch, HP 2510-48G Switch | HPE | Switches | May 2018 | 5 | J9776A |
| Fortinet FortiGate 3600 | Fortinet | Next-generation firewall | May 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiGate 3600A | Fortinet | Next-generation firewall | May 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Extreme Networks AP320 | Extreme Networks | Wireless access point | May 2018 | 1 | AP330 |
| Extreme Networks AP340 | Extreme Networks | Wireless access point | May 2018 | 1 | AP350 |
| Zyxel FMG3024-D10A | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | May 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel FMG3025-D10A | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | May 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel VMG3926-B10A | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | May 2018 | 1 | VMG3925-B10B |
| Zyxel VMG5313-B10A | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | May 2018 | 1 | VMG5313-B10B |
| Zyxel VMG5313-B30A | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | May 2018 | 1 | VMG5313-B30B |
| SonicWall NSa 3500 | SonicWall | Next-generation firewall | May 2018 | 1 | none published |
| SonicWall NSa 4500 | SonicWall | Next-generation firewall | May 2018 | 1 | none published |
| SonicWall NSa 5000 | SonicWall | Next-generation firewall | May 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Juniper EX Series EX4200 | Juniper | Switch | Jun 2018 | 2 | none published |
| Dell Greenplum Data Integration Accelerator | Dell | Converged infrastructure | Jun 2018 | 1 | none published |
| HPE HP NJ1000G IntelliJack JD050A (AMS and APJ Only) | HPE | Switches | Jun 2018 | 1 | JD057A |
| Fortinet Coyote Point E350GX | Fortinet | Load balancer | Jun 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet Coyote Point E450GX | Fortinet | Load balancer | Jun 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet Coyote Point E650GX | Fortinet | Load balancer | Jun 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Netgate C2758 1U | Netgate | Security appliance | Jun 2018 | 1 | XG-1537 1U |
Q3 · July to September
| Product | Vendor | Category | Support ends | Parts | Vendor-named replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM System Storage N6220 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 6 | none published |
| Cisco Catalyst 4948 Series | Cisco | Switch | Jul 2018 | 4 | Cisco Catalyst 4948E / 4948E-F |
| IBM System Storage N6240 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 3 | none published |
| IBM System Storage N3150 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM System Storage N3220 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM System Storage N3240 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM System Storage N6210 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 2 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiFone 860i | Fortinet | VoIP desk phone | Jul 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXN1000 Expansion Unit | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXN2000 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXN3000 SAS/SATA | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXN3500 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage EXN4000 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage N6270 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage N6270 Models E12 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM System Storage N6270 Models E22 | IBM | Enterprise hardware | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Juniper J Series J2320 | Juniper | Router | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Juniper J Series J2350 | Juniper | Router | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 400C | Fortinet | Logging & analytics appliance | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3000B | Fortinet | Identity & access appliance | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiMail 5001A | Fortinet | Email security appliance | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiManager 400C KEV | Fortinet | Management appliance | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiSwitch 5003 | Fortinet | Ethernet switch | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiWeb 4000C KEV | Fortinet | Web application firewall | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiDB 2000B | Fortinet | Database security appliance | Jul 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Cisco UCS B250 M2 Series | Cisco | Server | Aug 2018 | 10 | UCSB-B200-M3 |
| Calix E3-8G Sealed GPON Remote OLT | Calix | Optical access platform | Aug 2018 | 2 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiGate 110C | Fortinet | Next-generation firewall | Aug 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiGate 111C | Fortinet | Next-generation firewall | Aug 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiGate 3016B | Fortinet | Next-generation firewall | Aug 2018 | 1 | none published |
Q4 · October to December
| Product | Vendor | Category | Support ends | Parts | Vendor-named replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocade 400 Series | Brocade | SAN switch | Oct 2018 | 4 | none published |
| IBM System z BladeCenter Extension | IBM | Mainframe | Oct 2018 | 1 | none published |
| IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50 for zEnterprise | IBM | Integration & security appliance | Oct 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiAP 220B | Fortinet | Wireless access point | Oct 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Extreme Networks AP120 | Extreme Networks | Wireless access point | Oct 2018 | 1 | AP305C |
| Zyxel MGS3600-24F | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Oct 2018 | 1 | MGS3520-28F |
| Zyxel XGS3600-26F | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Oct 2018 | 1 | MGS3750-28F |
| Zyxel XGS3600-28F | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Oct 2018 | 1 | MGS3750-28F |
| HPE HP 2510/2520 Switch Series | HPE | Switches | Nov 2018 | 6 | J9782A |
| IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway | IBM | Tape storage | Nov 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM System Storage TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance | IBM | Tape storage | Nov 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Fortinet FortiWeb 1000C KEV | Fortinet | Web application firewall | Nov 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Netgate SG-8860 | Netgate | Security appliance | Nov 2018 | 1 | XG-7100 DT |
| Netgate RCC-VE 8860 | Netgate | Security appliance | Nov 2018 | 1 | RCC-VE 8860 1U |
| IBM SAN Volume Controller | IBM | SAN / network switch | Dec 2018 | 2 | none published |
| IBM XIV Storage System | IBM | Storage system | Dec 2018 | 2 | none published |
| Dell Avamar Media Access Node | Dell | Data protection | Dec 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel LTE6100 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel LTE6101 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | none published |
| Zyxel OFC2400 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | OLT2406 |
| Zyxel OLT2412 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | OLT2406 |
| Zyxel OMC2400 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | OLT2406 |
| Zyxel OPA2400 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | OLT2406 |
| Zyxel OUL2420 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | OLT2406 |
| Zyxel WAH7130 | Zyxel | Service provider access equipment | Dec 2018 | 1 | WAH7706 |
If your hardware is on this list
An end-of-service-life date is a planning fact, not an outage. The equipment keeps working past the date; what stops is vendor support: security patches, software maintenance, replacement hardware and TAC. The realistic paths, in the order most teams weigh them:
Replace on your schedule
Budget the refresh into the right quarter above. Where the vendor has named a successor it is listed in the table and linked, with its own lifecycle page, from each product page.
Third-party maintenance
Independent providers keep hardware running past the vendor date with break/fix, spare parts and on-site SLAs, usually below the last OEM renewal quote. It does not restore firmware or security patches; only the manufacturer ships those. What TPM covers, and what it does not.
Pre-stock spares
Buy spares while units still circulate and self-maintain. Pairs well with TPM for gear where a same-day part matters more than a contract.
Run to failure, documented
A deliberate choice for non-critical, easily replaced, well-segmented gear: record the risk, harden monitoring and backups, retire on your terms.
For internet-facing or compliance-scoped equipment, weigh the unpatched-vulnerability exposure first: 3 products on this list carry a CISA known-exploited vulnerability.
Work this list against your own inventory
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2018 end-of-life questions
What hardware goes end of life in 2018?
EOSL.ai tracks 112 product families with 178 part numbers reaching their manufacturer's last date of support in 2018, across 13 vendors. The largest sets are IBM (41 products), Zyxel (21 products), Fortinet (19 products). Every date on this page links to the vendor's own end-of-life bulletin.
Does hardware stop working at end of service life?
No. The equipment keeps running. What ends is manufacturer support: security patches, software maintenance, hardware replacement and TAC cases. The risk grows over time rather than arriving on the date, which is why the realistic responses are planning moves rather than emergencies.
What are the options when hardware reaches EOSL?
Replace it on your schedule, keep it running under third-party maintenance (hardware support only; security patches still end), pre-stock spares and self-maintain, or run non-critical gear to failure with the risk documented. The support options guide covers each path and how to choose per box.
Where do these 2018 dates come from?
Every date is read from the manufacturer's own published end-of-life bulletin, and each product row links to that bulletin so you can verify it at the source. Records show when they were last re-checked.