Cisco Nexus 5600 Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Nexus 5600 (56128P, 5624Q, 5648Q) data center switch. Hardware support runs to Sep 2025.
Every tracked Cisco Nexus 5600 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Sep 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: 3 successor part numbers.
End of sale
Sep 2020
End of security support
Sep 2025
Last date of support
Sep 2025
Part numbers
28
14
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life 14 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- 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
Part numbers in this family
All 28 part numbers share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | End of sale | End of security support | Last date of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1-N5624-B-24Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C1-N5624Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C1-N5K-C56128P | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C1-N5K-C5648-B-36Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C1-N5K-C5648Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N56-M24UP2Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N56-M24UP2Q-B | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5600-M12Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N56128-FAN-B | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N56128-FAN-F | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N56128-N2300-BUN | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5624-B-24Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5648-B-36Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5672-N2300-BUN | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P-B-LAB | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P-B-NFR | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P-BUN | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P-OSM | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P-OSM-BA | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P-OSM-FA | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C56128P-OSM-FD | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C5624Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C5648-FAN | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C5648-FAN-B | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| N5K-C5648Q | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| NXA-PHV-1100W | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| NXA-PHV-1100W-B | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco Nexus 5600 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. Current eBay listings for Nexus 5600 Series ↗
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 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 5600 Series questions
Is the Cisco Nexus 5600 Series end of life?
Yes. The 5600 Series is past its last date of support (Sep 2025, per the Cisco EOL bulletin).
What is the last date of support for the 5600 Series?
Sep 2025, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
When does Cisco stop releasing security fixes for the 5600 Series?
Sep 2025. That is the End of Vulnerability/Security Support date in the Cisco EOL bulletin: the last date Cisco may release a remedy for a security vulnerability in the hardware.
Where do these 5600 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 5600 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists 3 successor part numbers as the recommended migration path for the 5600 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.