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 and UCSC-10PK-C220M7N and UCSC-10PK-C220M7S and UCSC-5P-C240M7SX and UCSC-5PK-C240M7SN and UCSC-5PK-C240M7SX and UCSC-C220-M7N and UCSC-C220-M7N-CH and UCSC-C220-M8S and UCSC-C220-M8S-CH and UCSC-C240-M8L and UCSC-C240-M8L-CH and UCSC-C240-M7SN and UCSC-C240-M7SN-CH and UCSC-C240-M8SX and UCSC-C240-M8SX-CH are not tracked on EOSL.ai yet, so this page shows no lifecycle dates for them.
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 (16)
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 | |
| UCSC-C240-M6SN | UCS C240 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2U 24 NVMe | UCSC-C240-M7SN |
| UCSC-C240-M6SN-CH | DISTI: UCS C240 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2U 24 NVMe | UCSC-C240-M7SN-CH |
| UCSC-C240-M6SX | UCS C240 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2U w 24 | UCSC-C240-M8SX |
| UCSC-C240-M6SX-CH | DISTI: UCS C240 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2U w 24 | UCSC-C240-M8SX-CH |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco UCS C220 M6 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names 16 successor part numbers 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 16 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.