Cisco UCS B200 M6 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS B200 M6 Series runs to Dec 2030 — 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-model mapping in the bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
Cisco UCS X-Series (X9508 chassis / X210c compute nodes) 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 M6 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Dec 2025 | Dec 2030 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (7)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| N20-Z0001 | UCSX-M7-MLB / UCSX-M8-MLB | |
| UCSB-5108-AC2 | UCSX-9508 | |
| UCSB-5108-AC2-UPG | UCSX-9508-U | |
| UCSB-B200-M6 | UCSX-210C-M7 / UCSX-210C-M8 | |
| UCSB-B200-M6-CH | UCSX-210C-M7-CH / UCSX-210C-M8-CH | |
| UCSB-B200-M6-U | UCSX-210C-M7-U / UCSX-210C-M8-U | |
| UCSB-M6-AAS | UCS-X-AAS |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco UCS B200 M6 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names Cisco UCS X-Series (X9508 chassis / X210c compute nodes) as the recommended migration path for the Cisco UCS B200 M6 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco UCS B200 M6 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS B200 M6 Series runs to Dec 2030 — time to fold the successor into refresh planning. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-ucs-b200-m6/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the B200 M6 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 7 SKUs (for example N20-Z0001 → UCSX-M7-MLB / UCSX-M8-MLB). 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 M6 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.