Cisco Nexus 3500 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Nexus 3500 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 3500 Series end of life?
Past end of serviceEvery tracked Cisco Nexus 3500 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Jul 2025). 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: NXOS-703I7 / N3KUK9-602A8 / C1-N3K-C3548X / N3KUK9-602A4.
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 58 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 — PAST1 SKU in this group
Switch hardware
EOSL — PAST1 SKU in this group
Switch hardware
EOSL — PAST3 SKUs in this group
Switch hardware
EOSL — PAST9 SKUs in this group
Switch hardware
EOSL — PAST2 SKUs in this group
Options from here
Unsupported nowThe Cisco Nexus 3500 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 3500 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Nexus 3500 Series end of life?
Yes — every tracked 3500 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 3500 Series?
Last dates of support across 3500 Series SKU groups range from Oct 2021 to Jul 2025.
Where do these 3500 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 3500 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletins list NXOS-703I7 and N3KUK9-602A8 and C1-N3K-C3548X and N3KUK9-602A4 as the recommended migration path for the 3500 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletins.
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