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Brocade 6520 — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

Brocade 6520 — Fibre Channel SAN switch. Published end-of-sale (last time order) and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from the Brocade End-of-Life Notice.

Is the Brocade 6520 end of life?

Supported

Brocade 6520 is still under Brocade support, to Sep 2027. Fold the eventual replacement into your planning cycle.

Why this score
  • End of service life within ~2 years
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: san switch

The score reflects support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only — higher means more support runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it’s calculated →

Action priority
Medium
Support ends within ~2 years — get it into the planning cycle.
End of service life
Sep 2027
Part numbers
5
Confidence
Vendor-published date
Last verified
Jun 2026
Source
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Brocade 6520

SUPPORTED
13 mo
of runway left
now
availableend of saleservice
End of saleSep 2022
End of serviceSep 2027Brocade bulletin ↗

5 SKUs in this group

Options from here

The Brocade 6520 is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:

Monitor the timeline

Supported for now — track the end-of-service date and revisit at refresh planning.

Plan the refresh

Fold the eventual replacement into your multi-year budget.

Keep firmware current

Stay on a supported software train while under OEM support.

Third-party maintenance later

An option to extend life once the OEM cutoff nears.

Independent and informational — EOSL.ai sells no hardware or maintenance and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the asset's role.

Brocade 6520 — questions

Is the Brocade 6520 end of life?

Not yet — all tracked 6520 SKU groups are still within Brocade support, though dates vary by SKU. See the breakdown below.

What is the last date of support for the 6520?

Sep 2027 — per the Brocade end-of-sale bulletin.

Where do these 6520 dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Brocade end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.

On the same timetable

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Brocade 6520 EOL / EOSL status
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