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Catalyst 6500 Series

Catalyst 6500 Series lifecycle data, ingested from Cisco EOL bulletins.

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
71 mo
past end of service
End of saleJul 2015
End of serviceJul 2020Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2018-07

40 SKUs in this group

71mo past 720-10G-3C › 71mo past WS-X6724-SFP › 71mo past WS-X6824-SFP-2T › 71mo past WS-X6716-10T-3CXL › 71mo past 10GBASE-T › 71mo past WS-X6816-10T-2TXL › 71mo past WS-X6716-10T-3C › 71mo past WS-X6816-10T-2T › 71mo past WS-X6716-10G-3CXL › 71mo past WS-X6816-10G-2TXL › 71mo past WS-X6704-10GE › 71mo past WS-X6816-10G-2T › 71mo past WS-X6716-10G-3C › 71mo past WS-X6704-10GE-4LR › 71mo past WS-X6708-10G-3C › 71mo past WS-C6K-VTT › 71mo past WS-C6K-VTT-E › 71mo past WS-C6K-CL › 71mo past CLK-7600 › 71mo past VS-S720-10G-3CXL › 71mo past VS-S2T-10G-XL › 71mo past VS-S720-10G-3C › 71mo past VS-S2T-10G › 71mo past VS-C6509VE-S72010G › 71mo past VS-C6509VE-SUP2T › 71mo past VS-C6509E-S720-10G › 71mo past VS-C6509E-SUP2T › 71mo past VS-C6506E-S720-10G › 71mo past VS-C6506E-SUP2T › 71mo past VS-C6504E-S720-10G › 71mo past VS-C6504E-SUP2T › 71mo past BF-S720-64MB-RP › 71mo past SUP720-64MB-RP › 71mo past BF-S720-64MB-SP › 71mo past 64MB-SP › 71mo past FAN-MOD-09 › 71mo past WS-C6509-NEB-A › 71mo past KIT-MNTG-09 › 71mo past MEM-C6K-CPTFL256M › 71mo past MEM-C6K-DRV-1G ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
100 mo
past end of service
End of saleFeb 2013
End of serviceFeb 2018Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2014-02

18 SKUs in this group

100mo past 720-3B › 100mo past S-65-S720 › 100mo past WS-SUP720-3B › 100mo past VS-S2T-10G › 100mo past VS-S720-10G-3C › 100mo past VS-C6513-S720-10G › 100mo past VS-C6513E-SUP2T › 100mo past WS-C6503E-S720-DC › 100mo past 6548-GETX › 100mo past VS-C6503E-SUP2T › 100mo past VS-C6504E-S720-10G › 100mo past WS-C6503E-S720-TX › 100mo past WS-C6509E-1S720-C › 100mo past C6509-E › 100mo past VS-C6509E-S720-10G › 100mo past VS-C6509E-SUP2T › 100mo past WS-C6509E-2S720-C › 100mo past WS-SUP720-3B-UG ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
135 mo
past end of service
End of saleMar 2010
End of serviceMar 2015Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmware—

4 SKUs in this group

135mo past WS-X6816-DFC3A › 135mo past WS-F6700-DFC3A › 135mo past WS-X6816-DFC › 135mo past WS-F6700-DFC3C ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
138 mo
past end of service
End of saleDec 2009
End of serviceDec 2014Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2010-12

8 SKUs in this group

138mo past WS-X6148-45AF › 138mo past WS-X6148A-45AF › 138mo past WS-X6148-GE-45AF › 138mo past WS-X6148A-GE-45AF › 138mo past WS-X6148-GE-TX › 138mo past WS-X6148A-GE-TX › 138mo past WS-X6148-RJ-45 › 138mo past WS-X6148A-RJ-45 ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
145 mo
past end of service
End of saleMay 2009
End of serviceMay 2014Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2010-05

2 SKUs in this group

145mo past WS-X6408A-GBIC › 145mo past WS-X6516A-GBIC ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
95 mo
past end of service
End of saleJul 2013
End of serviceJul 2018Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2014-07

20 SKUs in this group

95mo past FAN-C6524 › 95mo past PWR-400W-AC › 95mo past 6524GT-8S › 95mo past 6524-GS-8S › 95mo past PWR-400W-DC › 95mo past PWR-950-DC › 95mo past WS-C6509-E-IBMKIT › 95mo past 6509-E › 95mo past WS-F6K-48X2-SPLTR › 95mo past WS-X6148X2-RJ-45 › 95mo past WS-OC12-32M-KIT › 95mo past WS-X6101-OC12 › 95mo past WS-X6148-21AF-UG › 95mo past 6148-RJ-21 › 95mo past WS-X6148E-GE-45AT › 95mo past WS-X6148-45AF-UG › 95mo past 6148-RJ-45 › 95mo past WS-X6148A-GE-TX › 95mo past WS-X6748-GE-TX › 95mo past WS-X6848-TX-2T ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
89 mo
past end of service
End of saleJan 2014
End of serviceJan 2019Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2015-01

3 SKUs in this group

89mo past 100BASE-X › 89mo past WS-X6148-FE-SFP › 89mo past WS-X6848-SFP-2T ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
107 mo
past end of service
End of saleJul 2012
End of serviceJul 2017Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2013-07

24 SKUs in this group

107mo past WS-F6K-48-AF › 107mo past WS-X6148E-GE-45AT › 107mo past 6148A-RJ45 › 107mo past WS-F6K-FE48X2-AF › 107mo past WS-X6148X2-RJ-45 › 107mo past WS-X6148-21AF › 107mo past WS-X6148-FE-SFP › 107mo past WS-X6848-SFP-2T › 107mo past WS-X6148-RJ-21 › 107mo past WS-X6148A-GE-TX › 107mo past WS-X6148A-45AF › 107mo past WS-X6148A-GE-45AF › 107mo past WS-X6148A-RJ-45 › 107mo past WS-X6196-21AF › 107mo past WS-X6196-RJ-21 › 107mo past WS-X6348-RJ-21 › 107mo past WS-X6516A-GBIC › 107mo past WS-X6724-SFP › 107mo past WS-X6824-SFP-2T › 107mo past WS-X6524-100FX-MM › 107mo past WS-X6548-GE-45AF › 107mo past WS-X6548-GE-TX › 107mo past WS-X6748-GE-TX › 107mo past WS-X6848-TX-2T ›

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
9 mo
past end of service
End of saleSep 2023
End of serviceSep 2025Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2024-09

11 SKUs in this group

9mo past C6-MFG-TEST-SW1 › 9mo past C6-MFG-TEST-SW2 › 9mo past C6-MFG-TEST-SW3 › 9mo past C6-MFG-TEST-SW4 › 9mo past C6-MFG-TEST-SW5 › 9mo past S2TIS-12250SY › 9mo past CAT6000-VS-S2T › 9mo past S6M3A2H-12214SX › 9mo past WS-C6503-EMS-LIC › 9mo past WS-C6504-EMS-LIC › 9mo past WS-C6X06-EMS-LIC ›

Catalyst 6500 Series — questions

Is the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series end of life?

Yes — every tracked 6500 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the 6500 Series?

Last dates of support across 6500 Series SKU groups range from May 2014 to Sep 2025.

Where do these 6500 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.