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N6KUK9-705N1

Nexus 2000 Series —

EOSL — PAST
50 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleMay 2017
End of serviceApr 2022Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2018-05

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 2000 Series

N5KUK9-700N1›N5KUK9-714N1›N5KUK9-701N1›N5KUK9-702N1›N5KUK9-703N1›N5KUK9-704N1›N5KUK9-705N1›N5KUK9-706N1›

N6KUK9-705N1 — questions

Is the Cisco N6KUK9-705N1 still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for N6KUK9-705N1 was Apr 2022, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the N6KUK9-705N1 reach end of sale?

N6KUK9-705N1 reached end of sale May 2017, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the N6KUK9-705N1?

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

Can the N6KUK9-705N1 be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, N6KUK9-705N1 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.