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C1-N7K-C7018

Nexus 7000 Series —

ENDING SOON
8 mo
until end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available
End of saleFeb 2022
End of serviceFeb 2027Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2023-02

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.

C1-N7K-C7018 — questions

Is the Cisco C1-N7K-C7018 still supported?

Yes, for now. Cisco's last date of support for C1-N7K-C7018 is Feb 2027, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

When did the C1-N7K-C7018 reach end of sale?

C1-N7K-C7018 reached end of sale Feb 2022, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the C1-N7K-C7018?

Feb 2027, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the C1-N7K-C7018 be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, C1-N7K-C7018 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.