Cisco UCS B260 Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco UCS B260 Series is a server in Cisco's UCS 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 UCS B260 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Dec 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. Cisco’s named migration path: 13 successor part numbers / 10 successor part numbers.
End of sale
Apr 2017 – Dec 2017
End of security support
Dec 2020
Last date of support
Apr 2022 – Dec 2022
Part numbers
25
47
months since the last part number lost support
Why this score
- Past end of service life: the first part numbers 55 months ago, the last 47 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: server
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Vendor bulletins list different dates
Two Cisco end-of-life bulletins give different end-of-sale and last-date-of-support dates for the part numbers below. EOSL.ai shows both rather than silently picking one — open each bulletin to confirm which applies to your unit.
Affected part numbers: UCSB-EX-M4-2 UCSB-EX-M4-2A UCSB-EX-M4-2A-CH UCSB-EX-M4-2A-U UCSB-EX-M4-2B UCSB-EX-M4-2B-CH UCSB-EX-M4-2C UCSB-EX-M4-2C-CH UCSB-EX-M4-2C-U UCSB-EX-M4-2E-U +10 more
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | End of sale | End of security support | Last date of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSB-EX-M4-2 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2A | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2A-CH | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2A-U | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2B | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2B-CH | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2C | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2C-CH | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2C-U | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-2E-U | Dec 2017 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| UCS-EZ-B260M4-E | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCS-EZ-B260M4-P | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCS-EZ-B260M4-V | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCS-SA-B460M4-OR-P | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1 | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A-CH | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1A-U | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B-CH | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1B-U | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C-CH | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1C-U | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
| UCSB-EX-M4-1E-U | Apr 2017 | — | Apr 2022 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco UCS B260 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 UCS B260 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.
UCS B260 Series questions
Is the Cisco UCS B260 Series end of life?
Yes. Every dated B260 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the B260 Series?
Last dates of support across B260 Series SKU groups range from Apr 2022 to Dec 2022.
When does Cisco stop releasing security fixes for the B260 Series?
Dec 2020, for the SKU groups whose bulletin publishes the date. 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 B260 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.
What is the replacement for the B260 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletins list 13 successor part numbers and 10 successor part numbers as the recommended migration path for the B260 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletins.