eosl.ai ›
home › Cisco › 9513 Series › DS-C9513-IBM
SAN switch · Switch hardware

DS-C9513-IBM

MDS 9513 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 9513 Series

DS-13SLT-FAN-F›DS-C9710-FAN›DS-13SLT-FAN-R›DS-9513-KIT-CCO›DS-9710-KIT-CCO›DS-9513-KIT-DM›DS-9710-KIT-DM›DS-9513-KIT-EMC›

DS-C9513-IBM — questions

Is the Cisco DS-C9513-IBM still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for DS-C9513-IBM was Apr 2022, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the DS-C9513-IBM reach end of sale?

DS-C9513-IBM reached end of sale Oct 2016, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the DS-C9513-IBM?

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

Can the DS-C9513-IBM be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, DS-C9513-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.