Cisco MDS 9509 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco MDS 9509 Series ended Apr 2019 — unsupported units need a plan. Cisco's own end-of-life bulletin names the successor below — quoted from the source, with the successor's live support status where EOSL.ai tracks it.
The Cisco-named replacement
per-part mapping in the bulletin (7 replacement parts listed) — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
DS-C9710-1K9 is not yet tracked on EOSL.ai — no vendor end-of-life notice has been captured for it, which is typical of current products.
Cisco MDS 9509 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (14)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| DS-9509-A-UPGR | DS-C9710-1K9 | |
| DS-9509-KIT-CCO | DS-9710-KIT-CCO | |
| DS-9509-KIT-HDS | DS-9710-KIT-HDS | |
| DS-9509-KIT-HP | DS-9710-KIT-HP | |
| DS-9509-KIT-IBM | DS-9710-KIT-IBM | |
| DS-9509-KIT-NPE | DS-9710-KIT-CCO | |
| DS-C9509 | DS-C9710 | |
| DS-C9509-2AHK9 | DS-C9710H-1K9 | |
| DS-C9509-2AK9 | DS-C9710-1K9 | |
| DS-C9509-2ANHK9 | DS-C9710H-1K9 | |
| DS-C9509-DM-K9 | DS-C9710H-1K9 | |
| DS-C9509-HDS | DS-C9710 | |
| DS-C9509-HV-K9 | DS-C9710-1K9 | |
| DS-C9509-IBM | DS-C9710H-1K9 |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco MDS 9509 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names DS-C9710-1K9 as the recommended migration path for the Cisco MDS 9509 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco MDS 9509 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco MDS 9509 Series ended Apr 2019 — unsupported units need a plan. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-mds-9509/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the 9509 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 14 SKUs (for example DS-9509-A-UPGR → DS-C9710-1K9). The full table is on this page.
Do I have to buy the Cisco-recommended replacement?
No. The bulletin's named successor is Cisco's suggested path, not an obligation. Teams also keep 9509 Series units running under third-party maintenance after the support cutoff, migrate to a different vendor, or run low-criticality units to failure with the risk documented. See the support-options guide for the trade-offs.