Cisco UCS C220 M6 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS C220 M6 Series runs to Sep 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-part mapping in the bulletin (12 replacement parts listed) — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
UCSC-10P-C220M7S 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 C220 M6 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Sep 2025 | Sep 2030 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (12)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| UCSC-10PK-C220M6 | UCSC-10P-C220M7S | |
| UCSC-10PK-C220M6N | UCSC-10PK-C220M7N | |
| UCSC-10PK-C220M6S | UCSC-10PK-C220M7S | |
| UCSC-5PK-C240M6 | UCSC-5P-C240M7SX | |
| UCSC-5PK-C240M6SN | UCSC-5PK-C240M7SN | |
| UCSC-5PK-C240M6SX | UCSC-5PK-C240M7SX | |
| UCSC-C220-M6N | UCSC-C220-M7N | |
| UCSC-C220-M6N-CH | UCSC-C220-M7N-CH | |
| UCSC-C220-M6S | UCSC-C220-M8S | |
| UCSC-C220-M6S-CH | UCSC-C220-M8S-CH | |
| UCSC-C240-M6L | UCSC-C240-M8L | |
| UCSC-C240-M6L-CH | UCSC-C240-M8L-CH |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco UCS C220 M6 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names UCSC-10P-C220M7S as the recommended migration path for the Cisco UCS C220 M6 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco UCS C220 M6 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS C220 M6 Series runs to Sep 2030 — time to fold the successor into refresh planning. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-ucs-c220-m6/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the C220 M6 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 12 SKUs (for example UCSC-10PK-C220M6 → UCSC-10P-C220M7S). 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 C220 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.