Cisco UCS B230 M2 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Series ended Apr 2020 — 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 (4 replacement parts listed) — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
UCSB-EX-M4-1C 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 B230 M2 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | May 2015 | Apr 2020 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (6)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| B230-BASE-M2 | UCSB-EX-M4-1C | |
| B230-BASE-M2-CH1 | UCSB-EX-M4-1C-CH | |
| B230-BASE-M2-CH2 | UCSB-EX-M4-1C-CH | |
| B230-BASE-M2D | UCSB-EX-M4-1C | |
| B230-BASE-M2UPG | UCSB-EX-M4-1C-U | |
| N20-BHTS6 | UCSB-HS-01-EX |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names UCSB-EX-M4-1C as the recommended migration path for the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Series ended Apr 2020 — unsupported units need a plan. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-ucs-b230-m2/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the B230 M2 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 6 SKUs (for example B230-BASE-M2 → UCSB-EX-M4-1C). 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 B230 M2 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.