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C1-N5596UP-BUN

Nexus 5500 Series —

EOSL — PAST
25 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleMay 2019
End of serviceMay 2024Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2020-05

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 5500 Series

C1-N5548UP-B-S32›C1-N5548UP-BUN›N5548UP-N2K›C1-N5596T-FA›C1-N5K-C5548UP-FA›C1-N5K-C5596UP-FA›C1-N6001-64P›N55-D160L3-IF›

C1-N5596UP-BUN — questions

Is the Cisco C1-N5596UP-BUN still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for C1-N5596UP-BUN was May 2024, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the C1-N5596UP-BUN reach end of sale?

C1-N5596UP-BUN reached end of sale May 2019, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the C1-N5596UP-BUN?

May 2024, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the C1-N5596UP-BUN be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, C1-N5596UP-BUN units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, TAC support, or hardware replacement for it.