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6509-E

Catalyst 6500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
95 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleJul 2013
End of serviceJul 2018Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2014-07

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 6500 Series

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6509-E — questions

Is the Cisco 6509-E still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for 6509-E was Jul 2018 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the 6509-E reach end of sale?

6509-E reached end of sale Jul 2013, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 6509-E?

Jul 2018 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the 6509-E be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, 6509-E units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.