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KIT-MNTG-09

Catalyst 6500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
71 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available
End of saleJul 2015
End of serviceJul 2020Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2018-07

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.

KIT-MNTG-09 — questions

Is the Cisco KIT-MNTG-09 still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for KIT-MNTG-09 was Jul 2020 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the KIT-MNTG-09 reach end of sale?

KIT-MNTG-09 reached end of sale Jul 2015, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the KIT-MNTG-09?

Jul 2020 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the KIT-MNTG-09 be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, KIT-MNTG-09 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.