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WS-4507E-S8L

Catalyst 4500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
32 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2018
End of serviceOct 2023Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2019-10

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 4500 Series

C1-X45-SUP7L-E›C1-X45-SUP8L-E›C4500E-S3-4748RJV›WS-4748-RJ45V›C4500E-3NR-8L-4748›C4500E-S3-MGIG›C4500E-3NR-8L-MGIG›C4500E-S3-UPOE›

WS-4507E-S8L — questions

Is the Cisco WS-4507E-S8L still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for WS-4507E-S8L was Oct 2023 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the WS-4507E-S8L reach end of sale?

WS-4507E-S8L reached end of sale Oct 2018, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the WS-4507E-S8L?

Oct 2023 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the WS-4507E-S8L be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, WS-4507E-S8L units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.