Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Fixed Layer 2/Layer 3 access switch. Still supported until late 2027, though software maintenance stopped in 2023. Cisco names the Catalyst 9200L as the successor.
Is the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series end of life?
SupportedCisco Catalyst 2960-X Series is still under Cisco support, to Oct 2027. Fold the eventual replacement into your planning cycle. Cisco’s named migration path: C9200L-24T-4G.
Why this score
- End of service life within ~2 years
- 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 →
All 2960-X SKUs
SUPPORTED9 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
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:
Supported for now — track the end-of-service date and revisit at refresh planning.
Fold the eventual replacement into your multi-year budget.
Stay on a supported software train while under OEM support.
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.
Catalyst 2960-X Series — questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series end of life?
Not yet — all tracked 2960-X Series SKU groups are still within Cisco support, though dates vary by SKU. See the breakdown below.
What is the last date of support for the 2960-X Series?
Oct 2027 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these 2960-X 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-X Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists C9200L-24T-4G as the recommended migration path for the 2960-X Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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