Catalyst 2960-X Series — 48-port GigE, 4x SFP, LAN Base
Covered past the OEM cutoff by an independent maintainer.
Modules and units still circulate on the secondary market.
Carrying production traffic? Set the replacement window now, not mid-outage.
Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Yes, for now. Cisco's last date of support for WS-C2960X-48TS-L is Oct 2027, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.
WS-C2960X-48TS-L reached end of sale Oct 2022, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.
Oct 2027, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.
After the last date of support, WS-C2960X-48TS-L 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.