Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 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 6500 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Sep 2025). 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: WS-X6824-SFP-2T / VS-S720-10G-3C / WS-F6700-DFC3A / WS-X6148A-45AF / WS-X6516A-GBIC / WS-X6148E-GE-45AT / WS-X6848-SFP-2T.
Why this score
Past end of service life — 147 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 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.
What is the replacement for the 6500 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletins list WS-X6824-SFP-2T and VS-S720-10G-3C and WS-F6700-DFC3A and WS-X6148A-45AF and WS-X6516A-GBIC and WS-X6148E-GE-45AT and WS-X6848-SFP-2T as the recommended migration path for the 6500 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletins.
