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N3K-C3132Q-40GX

Nexus 3016 Series —

EOSL — PAST
68 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2015
End of serviceOct 2020Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2016-10

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 3016 Series

N3K-C3016-BA-L3›3132Q-X›N3K-C3016-FA-L3›N3K-C3016-FD-L3›N3K-C3016Q-40GE›3016Q-40GE›

N3K-C3132Q-40GX — questions

Is the Cisco N3K-C3132Q-40GX still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for N3K-C3132Q-40GX was Oct 2020 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the N3K-C3132Q-40GX reach end of sale?

N3K-C3132Q-40GX reached end of sale Oct 2015, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the N3K-C3132Q-40GX?

Oct 2020 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the N3K-C3132Q-40GX be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, N3K-C3132Q-40GX units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.