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WS-F6700-DFC3A

Catalyst 6500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
135 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleMar 2010
End of serviceMar 2015Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmware—

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

WS-X6816-DFC3A›WS-X6816-DFC›WS-F6700-DFC3C›720-10G-3C›WS-X6724-SFP›WS-X6824-SFP-2T›WS-X6716-10T-3CXL›10GBASE-T›

WS-F6700-DFC3A — questions

Is the Cisco WS-F6700-DFC3A still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for WS-F6700-DFC3A was Mar 2015 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the WS-F6700-DFC3A reach end of sale?

WS-F6700-DFC3A reached end of sale Mar 2010, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the WS-F6700-DFC3A?

Mar 2015 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the WS-F6700-DFC3A be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, WS-F6700-DFC3A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.