Cisco Nexus 2000 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series is a data center switch in Cisco's Nexus product line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Is the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series end of life?
Past end of serviceEvery tracked Cisco Nexus 2000 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Apr 2022). 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: N5KUK9-714N1 / N5KUK9-731N1.
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 52 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: data center switch
The score reflects support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only — higher means more support runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it’s calculated →
Switch hardware
EOSL — PAST18 SKUs in this group
Switch hardware
EOSL — PAST4 SKUs in this group
Options from here
Unsupported nowThe Cisco Nexus 2000 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.
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 or maintenance and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the asset's role.
Nexus 2000 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series end of life?
Yes — every tracked 2000 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 2000 Series?
Apr 2022 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these 2000 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 2000 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletins list N5KUK9-714N1 and N5KUK9-731N1 as the recommended migration path for the 2000 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletins.
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