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BR-6505-24-16G-1R

Brocade 6505 — Brocade 6505 Fibre Channel switch

EOSL — PAST
14 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleFeb 2020
End of serviceApr 2025Brocade bulletin ↗
Last security firmware—

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Covered past the OEM cutoff by an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Modules and units still circulate on the secondary market.

Schedule migration

Carrying production traffic? Set the replacement window now, not mid-outage.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

Other SKUs in 6505

BR-6505-12-16G-0RBrocade 6505 Fibre Channel switch›XBR-6505-12-0RBrocade 6505 Fibre Channel switch›XBR-6505-24-0RBrocade 6505 Fibre Channel switch›

BR-6505-24-16G-1R — questions

Is the Brocade BR-6505-24-16G-1R still supported?

No. Brocade's last date of support for BR-6505-24-16G-1R was Apr 2025 (per the Brocade end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the BR-6505-24-16G-1R reach end of sale?

BR-6505-24-16G-1R reached end of sale Feb 2020, per the Brocade end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the BR-6505-24-16G-1R?

Apr 2025 — per the Brocade end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the BR-6505-24-16G-1R be maintained after Brocade support ends?

After the last date of support, BR-6505-24-16G-1R units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Brocade no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.