Cisco UCS B200 M5 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS B200 M5 Series runs to Oct 2028 — time to fold the successor into refresh planning. 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 (3 replacement parts listed) — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
UCSB-10PK-B200M6U 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 UCS B200 M5 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Oct 2023 | Oct 2028 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (5)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| UCSB-10-PK-B200M5 | UCSB-10PK-B200M6U | |
| UCSB-B200-M5 | UCSX-210C-M7 | |
| UCSB-B200-M5-CH | UCSX-210C-M7 | |
| UCSB-B200-M5-U | UCSX-210C-M7 | |
| UCSB-B200-M5-U-BR | UCSB-B200-M6-BR |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco UCS B200 M5 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names UCSB-10PK-B200M6U as the recommended migration path for the Cisco UCS B200 M5 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco UCS B200 M5 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS B200 M5 Series runs to Oct 2028 — time to fold the successor into refresh planning. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-ucs-b200-m5/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the B200 M5 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 5 SKUs (for example UCSB-10-PK-B200M5 → UCSB-10PK-B200M6U). 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 B200 M5 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.