Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco Nexus 9500 Series ended Nov 2025 — 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
named as the replacement part number in the Cisco EOL bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
named as the replacement part number in the Cisco EOL bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
named as the replacement part number in the Cisco EOL bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
N9K-X9736Q-FX and N9K-X9788TC-FX and N9K-X97160YC-EX are not yet tracked on EOSL.ai — no vendor end-of-life notice has been captured for them, which is typical of current products.
Cisco Nexus 9500 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Nov 2020 | Nov 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| Switch hardware | Nov 2020 | Nov 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| Switch hardware | Nov 2020 | Nov 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| Switch hardware | Nov 2020 | Nov 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| Switch hardware | Nov 2020 | Nov 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (4)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| N9K-SUP-B | N9K-SUP-B+ | |
| N9K-X9432PQ | N9K-X9736Q-FX | |
| N9K-X9464TX2 | N9K-X9788TC-FX | |
| N9K-X9464PX | N9K-X97160YC-EX |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco Nexus 9500 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names N9K-X9736Q-FX and N9K-X9788TC-FX and N9K-X97160YC-EX as the recommended migration path for the Cisco Nexus 9500 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco Nexus 9500 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco Nexus 9500 Series ended Nov 2025 — unsupported units need a plan. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-nexus-9500/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the 9500 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 4 SKUs (for example N9K-SUP-B → N9K-SUP-B+). 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 9500 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.