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WS-X6716-10T-3CXL

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.

Other SKUs in 6500 Series

720-10G-3C›WS-X6724-SFP›WS-X6824-SFP-2T›10GBASE-T›WS-X6816-10T-2TXL›WS-X6716-10T-3C›WS-X6816-10T-2T›WS-X6716-10G-3CXL›

WS-X6716-10T-3CXL — questions

Is the Cisco WS-X6716-10T-3CXL still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for WS-X6716-10T-3CXL was Jul 2020 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the WS-X6716-10T-3CXL reach end of sale?

WS-X6716-10T-3CXL reached end of sale Jul 2015, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the WS-X6716-10T-3CXL?

Jul 2020 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the WS-X6716-10T-3CXL be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, WS-X6716-10T-3CXL units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.