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N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL

Nexus 5548P Series —

EOSL — PAST
69 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleSep 2015
End of serviceSep 2020Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2016-09

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 5548P Series

N55-M16P›N55-M16P-B›N55-M8P8FP›N55-M8P8FP-B›N5548P-4N2248TF›N5548P-4N2248TP›N5548PM-4N2232PF›N5548PM-6N2248TF›

N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL — questions

Is the Cisco N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL was Sep 2020 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL reach end of sale?

N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL reached end of sale Sep 2015, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL?

Sep 2020 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, N5K-C5548P-DEMOBDL units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.