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N5K-C56128P

Nexus 5600 Series —

EOSL — PAST
9 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleSep 2020
End of serviceSep 2025Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2021-09

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 5600 Series

C1-N5624-B-24Q›C1-N5624Q›C1-N5K-C56128P›C1-N5K-C5648-B-36Q›C1-N5K-C5648Q›N56-M24UP2Q›N56-M24UP2Q-B›N5600-M12Q›

N5K-C56128P — questions

Is the Cisco N5K-C56128P still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for N5K-C56128P was Sep 2025, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the N5K-C56128P reach end of sale?

N5K-C56128P reached end of sale Sep 2020, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the N5K-C56128P?

Sep 2025, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the N5K-C56128P be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, N5K-C56128P 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.