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N2K-P1-BLNK

Nexus 2148T Series —

EOSL — PAST
103 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available
End of saleNov 2012
End of serviceNov 2017Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2013-11

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.

N2K-P1-BLNK — questions

Is the Cisco N2K-P1-BLNK still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for N2K-P1-BLNK was Nov 2017 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the N2K-P1-BLNK reach end of sale?

N2K-P1-BLNK reached end of sale Nov 2012, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the N2K-P1-BLNK?

Nov 2017 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the N2K-P1-BLNK be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, N2K-P1-BLNK units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.