Cisco Nexus 9300 Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Nexus 9300 Series is a data center switch in Cisco's Nexus product line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Every tracked Cisco Nexus 9300 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Feb 2022). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
End of sale
Mar 2017
End of security support
Feb 2020
Last date of support
Feb 2022
Part numbers
2
57
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life 57 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- 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 2 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 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9K-M4PC-CFP2 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2022 | Past support | |
| N9K-M6PQ | Mar 2017 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2022 | Past support | ACI capable Uplink Module for Nexus 9300, 6p 40G QSFP |
Options from here
The Cisco Nexus 9300 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 9300 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 9300 Series questions
Is the Cisco Nexus 9300 Series end of life?
Yes. The 9300 Series is past its last date of support (Feb 2022, per the Cisco EOL bulletin).
What is the last date of support for the 9300 Series?
Feb 2022, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
When does Cisco stop releasing security fixes for the 9300 Series?
Feb 2020. 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 9300 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.