Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Classic Catalyst 2960 fixed access switch (pre-2960-X). Past Cisco support as of Oct 2019.
Is the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series end of life?
Past end of serviceEvery tracked Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Oct 2019). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure. Cisco’s named migration path: WS-C2960.
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 82 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: access 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 →
Switch hardware
EOSL — PAST14 SKUs in this group
Retired OS trains for this hardware
The software running on a device ages on its own clock. These Cisco OS trains tied to this product by Cisco's own bulletins have announced end-of-life dates — a unit capped on one of them can be unpatched even while the hardware is still supported.
Security fixes ended May 1, 2019 · support ended Apr 30, 2022 — details + source →
Options from here
Unsupported nowThe Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series is past Cisco end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
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.
Catalyst 2960 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series end of life?
Yes — every tracked 2960 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 2960 Series?
Oct 2019 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these 2960 Series dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco EOL bulletin it was taken from.
What is the replacement for the 2960 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists WS-C2960 as the recommended migration path for the 2960 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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