Cisco Nexus 9396PX Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Nexus 9396PX 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 9396PX Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Apr 2023). 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
May 2018
End of security support
Apr 2023
Last date of support
Apr 2023
Part numbers
15
43
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life 43 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 15 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-M12PQ | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | |
| N9K-M6PQ-E | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | |
| C1-N9K-C9396PX | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | |
| C1-N9K-C9396PX-BUN | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Cisco ONE Nexus 9396PX bundle PID |
| C1-N9K-C9396PXB18Q | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Cisco ONE 2 Nexus 9396PX with 8 QSFP-40G-SR-BD |
| N77-F3-2N9396-16BD | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 7700 F3 40G + 2 N9396PX + 16 QSFP-40G-SR-BD |
| N7K-F3-2N9396-16BD | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 7000 F3 40G + 2 N9396PX + 16 QSFP-40G-SR-BD |
| N9300-4FEX-10G | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 9396PX bundle w/ 4 x Nexus 2232PP with FETs |
| N9300-4FEX-10GT | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 9396PX bundle w/ 4 x Nexus 2232TM-E with FETs |
| N9300-4FEX-1G | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 9396PX bundle w/ 4 x Nexus 2248TP-E with FETs |
| N9K-C9396PX | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 9300 48p 1/10G SFP+ & additional uplink module req. |
| N9K-C9396PX-B18Q | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | 2 Nexus 9396PX with 8 QSFP-40G-SR-BD |
| N9K-C9396PX-BA-L3 | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 9396PX, cold air intake, Enhanced L3 |
| N9K-C9396PX-BUN | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 9396PX bundle PID |
| N9K-C9396PX-FA-L3 | May 2018 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Past support | Nexus 9396PX, hot air exhaust, Enhanced L3 |
Options from here
The Cisco Nexus 9396PX 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 9396PX 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 9396PX Series questions
Is the Cisco Nexus 9396PX Series end of life?
Yes. The 9396PX Series is past its last date of support (Apr 2023, per the Cisco EOL bulletin).
What is the last date of support for the 9396PX Series?
Apr 2023, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
When does Cisco stop releasing security fixes for the 9396PX Series?
Apr 2023. 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 9396PX 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.