Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series is a switch in Cisco's Catalyst product line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Every tracked Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Oct 2023). 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: C1-X45-SUP8L-E / WS-X45-SUP7L-E / WS-X45-SUP7-E / WS-X4624-SFP-E / WS-X4148-FX-MT / WS-X45-SUP6L-E / WS-C4503-E.
Why this score
Past end of service life — 133 months ago
Vendor-published date, source-linked
Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
Category: 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
Critical
Every tracked part number is past end of service life — unsupported by the vendor.
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 4500 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series end of life?
Yes — every tracked 4500 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 4500 Series?
Last dates of support across 4500 Series SKU groups range from Jul 2015 to Oct 2023.
Where do these 4500 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 4500 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletins list C1-X45-SUP8L-E and WS-X45-SUP7L-E and WS-X45-SUP7-E and WS-X4624-SFP-E and WS-X4148-FX-MT and WS-X45-SUP6L-E and WS-C4503-E as the recommended migration path for the 4500 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletins.
