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V-10GE

Catalyst 4500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
131 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleJul 2010
End of serviceJul 2015Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2011-07

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 4500 Series

WS-X4013›WS-C4503E-S6L-48V›4503-E›WS-X4648-RJ45V›WS-X45-SUP6L-E›WS-X4515›WS-X45-SUP6-E›WS-X4516-10GE›

V-10GE — questions

Is the Cisco V-10GE still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for V-10GE was Jul 2015 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the V-10GE reach end of sale?

V-10GE reached end of sale Jul 2010, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the V-10GE?

Jul 2015 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the V-10GE be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, V-10GE units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.