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N9K-M12PQ

Nexus 9396PX Series —

EOSL — PAST
38 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleMay 2018
End of serviceApr 2023Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2019-05

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 9396PX Series

N9K-M6PQ-E›C1-N9K-C9396PX›

N9K-M12PQ — questions

Is the Cisco N9K-M12PQ still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for N9K-M12PQ was Apr 2023 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the N9K-M12PQ reach end of sale?

N9K-M12PQ reached end of sale May 2018, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the N9K-M12PQ?

Apr 2023 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the N9K-M12PQ be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, N9K-M12PQ units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.