Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Catalyst 6500-E modular chassis (6506-E, 6509-E, 6513-E) with Supervisor 2T. Hardware support runs to Oct 2025.
Every tracked Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Oct 2025). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure. Cisco’s named migration path: C9610-SUP-3XL.
End of sale
Apr 2019 – Oct 2020
End of security support
Apr 2024 – Oct 2025
Last date of support
Apr 2024 – Oct 2025
Part numbers
38
13
months since the last part number lost support
Why this score
- Past end of service life: the first part numbers 31 months ago, the last 13 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: modular core switch
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | End of sale | End of security support | Last date of support | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS-S2T-10G | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-S2T-10G-XL | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| MEM-C6K-CPTFL1GB | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| MEM-C6K-CPTFL2GB | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| MEM-C6K-INTFL1GB | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| MEM-SUP2T-4GB | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6509-V-E-CM | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-X6K-SLOT-CVR-E | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| C1-C6807XL-S2T-BUN | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| C6807-XL-S2T-BUN | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-C6506E-SUP2T | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-C6509E-S2T-6908 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-C6509E-SUP2T | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-C6509VE-SUP2T | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-C6513E-SUP2T | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-F6K-PFC4 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-F6K-PFC4XL | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-S2T-10GXL | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-SUP2T-10G | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| VS-SUP2T-10G-A | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6506-E | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6506-E-FAN | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6509-E | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6509-E-FAN | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6509-E-RACK | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6509-V-E | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6509-V-E-FAN | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6513-E | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-C6513-E-FAN | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-CAC-3000W | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-CAC-4000W-INT | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-CAC-4000W-US | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | |
| WS-CAC-6000W | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | Cat6500 6000W AC Power Supply |
| WS-CAC-8700W-E | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Past support | Catalyst 6500 8700W Enhanced AC Power Supply |
| VS-C6503E-SUP2T | Apr 2019 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Past support | Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray + Sup2T; IP Services ONLY incl VSS |
| VS-C6504E-SUP2T | Apr 2019 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Past support | Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray + Sup2T; IP Services ONLY incl VSS |
| WS-C6503-E | Apr 2019 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Past support | Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 3-slot chassis,4RU,no PS,no Fan Tray |
| WS-C6504-E | Apr 2019 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Past support | Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 4-slot chassis,5RU,no PS,no Fan Tray |
Options from here
The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series is past Cisco end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market. Current eBay listings for Catalyst 6500-E Series ↗
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
Catalyst 6500-E Series questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series end of life?
Yes. Every dated 6500-E Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 6500-E Series?
Last dates of support across 6500-E Series SKU groups range from Apr 2024 to Oct 2025.
When does Cisco stop releasing security fixes for the 6500-E Series?
Between Apr 2024 and Oct 2025, depending on the SKU group. That is the End of Vulnerability/Security Support date in the Cisco EOL bulletin: the last date Cisco may release a remedy for a security vulnerability in the hardware.
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 EOL bulletin it was taken from.
What is the replacement for the 6500-E Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists C9610-SUP-3XL as the recommended migration path for the 6500-E Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.