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Catalyst 6500-E Series

Catalyst 6500-E modular chassis (6506-E, 6509-E, 6513-E) with Supervisor 2T. Hardware support runs to Oct 2025.

Switch hardware

EOSL — PAST
8 mo
past end of service
End of saleOct 2020
End of serviceOct 2025Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2021-10

40 SKUs in this group

8mo past 6506-E › 8mo past 6509-E › 8mo past 6509-V-E › 8mo past 6513-E › 8mo past VS-S2T-10G › 8mo past VS-S2T-10G-XL › 8mo past MEM-C6K-CPTFL1GB › 8mo past MEM-C6K-CPTFL2GB › 8mo past MEM-C6K-INTFL1GB › 8mo past MEM-SUP2T-4GB › 8mo past WS-C6509-V-E-CM › 8mo past WS-X6K-SLOT-CVR-E › 8mo past C1-C6807XL-S2T-BUN › 8mo past C6807-XL-S2T-BUN › 8mo past VS-C6506E-SUP2T › 8mo past VS-C6509E-S2T-6908 › 8mo past VS-C6509E-SUP2T › 8mo past VS-C6509VE-SUP2T › 8mo past VS-C6513E-SUP2T › 8mo past VS-F6K-PFC4 › 8mo past VS-F6K-PFC4XL › 8mo past C9600-SUP-1 › 8mo past C9600X-SUP-2 › 8mo past C9610-SUP-3 › 8mo past C9610-SUP-3XL › 8mo past VS-S2T-10GXL › 8mo past VS-SUP2T-10G › 8mo past VS-SUP2T-10G-A › 8mo past WS-C6506-E › 8mo past WS-C6506-E-FAN › 8mo past WS-C6509-E › 8mo past WS-C6509-E-FAN › 8mo past WS-C6509-E-RACK › 8mo past WS-C6509-V-E › 8mo past WS-C6509-V-E-FAN › 8mo past WS-C6513-E › 8mo past WS-C6513-E-FAN › 8mo past WS-CAC-3000W › 8mo past WS-CAC-4000W-INT › 8mo past WS-CAC-4000W-US ›

Catalyst 6500-E Series — questions

Is the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series end of life?

Yes — every tracked 6500-E Series SKU group is past its last date of support, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin(s).

What is the last date of support for the 6500-E Series?

Oct 2025, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Where do these 6500-E Series dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco end-of-life bulletin it was taken from.