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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

PAST VENDOR SUPPORTCisco ended support in May 2024.

Nexus 5500 data center access/aggregation switch. Past Cisco support as of May 2024.

Every tracked Cisco Nexus 5500 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group May 2024). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.

End of sale

May 2019

Last date of support

May 2024

Part numbers

104

Cisco EOL bulletin ↗verified Sep 2026
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28

months past last support

Support Runway Score21/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
  • Past end of service life — 28 months ago
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: data center switch

Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated

Figure 1. Cisco issues no software maintenance and no security fixes for this product. Third-party maintenance, spares or replacement are the paths from here. EOSL.ai sells none of them and takes no placement fee.
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9396PX Series
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3164Q Series
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Figure 2. The 5500 Series against 7 other models in Cisco Nexus. Each bar runs from the earliest milestone Cisco publishes for that model, which is first availability where it gives one and end of sale otherwise, to its last date of support. The vertical rule is today; bars entirely to its left are past support. 2 further models in this line publish no usable date range and are not plotted.

Part numbers in this family

All 104 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.

Part numberDescriptionEnd of saleLast supportStatus
C1-N5548UP-B-S32May 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N5548UP-BUNMay 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N5596T-FAMay 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N5596UP-BUNMay 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N5K-C5548UP-FAMay 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N5K-C5596UP-FAMay 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N6001-64PMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-D160L3-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-D160L3-INMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-D160L3-V2May 2019May 2024Past support
N55-D160L3-V2-BMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-DL2May 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M-BLNKMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M-BLNK-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M12TMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M160L3-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M160L3-INMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M160L3-V2May 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M16FP-BMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M16FPMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M16UPMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M16UP-BMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M16UP-B-FCMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M16UP-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M16UP-INMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M4QMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-M4Q-BMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-PAC-1100W-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-PAC-750WMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-PAC-750W-BMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-PAC-750W-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-PDC-750WMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548-ACC-KITMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548-ACC-KIT-IMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548-ACC-KIT-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548P-FANMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548P-FAN-BMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548P-FAN-IFMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5596-ACC-KIT-IMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5596-ACC-KIT-IFNexus 5596 Chassis Accessory Kit, IBM FRUMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5596-ACC-KIT-SNexus 5500 Accessory kit for short racksMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5596UP-B-FC48Nexus 5596UP, 48 FC transceiver, 48p storage licenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UPNexus 5548 Unified Port Chassis Base PIDMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-B-S32N5548UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 32 port storage serv LicenMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-BUNNexus 5548UP in N5548UP-N2K BundleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-BUNSN5K-C5548UP-FA PID for N5K/N2K BundleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-DEMONexus 5548UP Chassis Demo Bundle, Not for ResaleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-DISNexus 5548 UP Chassis,Disti only, No PS,NO FANMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-FANexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 FansMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-OSMNexus 5548UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, OSMMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UP-OSM-IFNexus 5548UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, IBM FMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UPM-B-F16Nexus 5548UP with one Fibre Channel ModuleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5548UPM-B-S48N5548UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 48 port storage serv LicenMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596TNexus 5596T 2RU (Base PID)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596T-FANexus 5596T 2RU, 2PS/4Fans, 32x10GT/16xSFP+ Fixed PortsMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596T-NFANexus 5596T Chassis(Port Side Exhaust), 2 PS and 4 FansMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UPNexus 5596 2RU Chassis, 2 PS, 5 Fans, 48 Fixed 10GE PortsMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-B-S48N5596UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 48 port storage serv LicenMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-BUNN5596 Dummy PID - Not for use outside of N5K/N2K bundlesMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-DEMONexus 5596UP Chassis Demo Bundle, Not for ResaleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-FANexus 5596UP 2RU Chassis, 2PS, 4 Fans, 48 Fixed 10GE PortsMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-NFANexus 5596 UP chassis, 2 PS and 4 FansMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-NFA-BNexus 5596 UP Chassis(Rev Port Side Inlet), 2 PS and 4 FansMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-OSMNexus 5596UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, OSMMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-OSM-IFNexus 5596UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, IBM FMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UP-S5596UP 2RU Chassis SPARE, No PS, No FansMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UPM-B-F16Nexus 5596UP with one Fibre Channel ModuleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UPM-B-F48Nexus 5596UP with three Fibre Channel ModulesMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-C5596UPM-B-S96N5596UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 96 port storage serv LicenMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-UCS5548UP-FANexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 FansMay 2019May 2024Past support
VCE-N5K-5548Nexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 FansMay 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N55-SERVICES1K9Nexus 5500 Network Services (includes ITD, RISE)May 2019May 2024Past support
C1-N6004-12Q-K9Cisco ONE 96 Ports 40G Storage - Qty 8 of N55-8P-SSK9May 2019May 2024Past support
N55-16P-SSK916p Storage Protocol Services License, bundleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-32P-SSK9Nexus 5500 Storage License, 32 PortsMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-48P-SSK9Nexus 5500 Storage License, 48 PortsMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-48PF-SSK948p Storage Protocol Services License, FEX bundleMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-48PO-SSK948p Storage Protocol Services License, OSMMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-8P-SSK9Nexus 5500 Storage License, 8 PortsMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-96P-SSK9Nexus 5500 Storage License, 96 PortsMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-96PO-SSK9Nexus 5500 Storage License, 96 Ports, OSMMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-BAS1K9-BUNLayer 3 License for Nexus 5500 PlatformMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-BAS1K9Layer 3 Base License for Nexus 5500 PlatformMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-LAN1K9Layer 3 License for Nexus 5500 PlatformMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-LAN1K9-BLayer 3 License for Nexus 5500 seriesMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-LAN1K9-INNexus 5500 Layer 3 Base Enterprise License, SpareMay 2019May 2024Past support
N55-SERVICES1K9Nexus 5500 Network Services (includes ITD, RISE)May 2019May 2024Past support
N55-VMFEXK9Nexus 5500 series VM-FEX licenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548-EL2-P-SSK9Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 LicenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548-EL2-SSK9Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 LicenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5548-FNPV-SSK9Nexus 5548 FCoE NPV LicenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5596-EL2-P-SSK9Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 LicenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5596-EL2-SSK9Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 LicenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5596-FNPV-SSK9Nexus 5596 FCoE NPV LicenseMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5K-5596-SBUN-P1Inc L3 Base,LAN,Enhanced L2,DCNM,VM-FEX,64p StorageMay 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-710N1Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(0)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-711N1Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(1)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-712N1Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(2)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-713N1Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(3)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-714N1Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(4)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-730N1Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(0)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-731N1Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(1)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-732N1Nexus 5000 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(2)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
N5KUK9-733N1^Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(3)N1(1)May 2019May 2024Past support
Cisco EOL bulletin ↗verified Sep 2026

Options from here

The Cisco Nexus 5500 Series is past Cisco end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

Check your exact part numbers Weigh your support options

Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.

Nexus 5500 Series — questions

Is the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series end of life?

Yes. Every tracked 5500 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the 5500 Series?

May 2024, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Where do these 5500 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.

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