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DS-C9706-FAN

MDS 9506 Series —

EOSL — PAST
50 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2016
End of serviceApr 2022Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2017-10

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 9506 Series

DS-6SLOT-CAB›DS-6SLOT-FAN›DS-9506-KIT-CCO›DS-9706-KIT-CCO›DS-9506-KIT-EMC›DS-9706-KIT-EMC›DS-9506-KIT-HDS›DS-9706-KIT-HDS›

DS-C9706-FAN — questions

Is the Cisco DS-C9706-FAN still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for DS-C9706-FAN was Apr 2022, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the DS-C9706-FAN reach end of sale?

DS-C9706-FAN reached end of sale Oct 2016, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the DS-C9706-FAN?

Apr 2022, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the DS-C9706-FAN be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, DS-C9706-FAN 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.