Cisco UCS C260 M2 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS C260 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 (6 replacement parts listed) — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
UCSC-C460-M4 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 C260 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 (7)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| C260-BASE-2646 | UCSC-C460-M4 | |
| C260-BASE-2646-CH2 | UCSC-C460-M4-CH | |
| C260-MRBD-002 | UCSC-MRBD-12 | |
| C260-MRBD-004 | UCSC-MRBD-12 | |
| C260-PCIE-RSR | UCSC-PCIE-RSR-05 | |
| UCSC-CMA-0002 | UCSC-CMA2 | |
| UCSC-HS-01-C260 | UCSC-HS-01-EX |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco UCS C260 M2 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names UCSC-C460-M4 as the recommended migration path for the Cisco UCS C260 M2 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco UCS C260 M2 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco UCS C260 M2 Series ended Apr 2020 — unsupported units need a plan. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-ucs-c260-m2/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the C260 M2 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 7 SKUs (for example C260-BASE-2646 → UCSC-C460-M4). 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 C260 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.