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DS-9148S-KIT-IBM

MDS 9148 Series —

EOSL — PAST
68 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2015
End of serviceOct 2020Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2016-10

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 9148 Series

DS-9148-KIT-CSCO›DS-9148S-KIT-CSCO›DS-9148-KIT-EMC›DS-9148S-KIT-EM›DS-9148-KIT-HDS›DS-9148S-KIT-HDS›DS-9148-KIT-HP›DS-9148S-KIT-HP›

DS-9148S-KIT-IBM — questions

Is the Cisco DS-9148S-KIT-IBM still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for DS-9148S-KIT-IBM was Oct 2020, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the DS-9148S-KIT-IBM reach end of sale?

DS-9148S-KIT-IBM reached end of sale Oct 2015, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the DS-9148S-KIT-IBM?

Oct 2020, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the DS-9148S-KIT-IBM be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, DS-9148S-KIT-IBM units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, TAC support, or hardware replacement for it.