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3548-X

Nexus 3500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
56 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2016
End of serviceOct 2021Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmware—

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 3500 Series

C1-N3K-C3548P›C1-N3K-C3548X›N3K-C3524P-10G›N3K-C3524P-10GX›N3K-C3524P-L3›N3K-C3524P-SBUN›N3K-C3548P-10G›N3K-C3548P-10GX›

3548-X — questions

Is the Cisco 3548-X still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for 3548-X was Oct 2021 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the 3548-X reach end of sale?

3548-X reached end of sale Oct 2016, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 3548-X?

Oct 2021 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the 3548-X be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, 3548-X units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.