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24LC-S

Catalyst 2960 Series —

EOSL — PAST
80 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2014
End of serviceOct 2019Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2015-10

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 2960 Series

WS-C2960-24-S›WS-C2960›24TC-S›WS-C2960-24LC-S›WS-C2960-24LT-L›24LC-L›WS-C2960-24PC-L›24PC-L›

24LC-S — questions

Is the Cisco 24LC-S still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for 24LC-S was Oct 2019, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the 24LC-S reach end of sale?

24LC-S reached end of sale Oct 2014, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 24LC-S?

Oct 2019, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the 24LC-S be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, 24LC-S units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, TAC support, or hardware replacement for it.