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Cisco UCS C240 M5 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

UNDER VENDOR SUPPORTCisco supports this to October 2028.

The Cisco UCS C240 M5 Series is a server line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Cisco UCS C240 M5 Series is still under Cisco support, to Oct 2028. Fold the eventual replacement into your planning cycle.

End of sale

Oct 2023

Last date of support

Oct 2028

Part numbers

Cisco EOL bulletin ↗verified Oct 2026

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months of vendor support left

Support Runway Score64/100 · Plan

Why this score

End of service life within ~2 years
Vendor-published date, source-linked
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

Figure 1. Support runs to Oct 2028. Budget a refresh or line up cover before that date.

C240 M5 Series

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Figure 2. The C240 M5 Series against 7 other models in Cisco UCS. Each bar runs from the earliest milestone Cisco publishes for that model, which is first availability where it gives one and end of sale otherwise, to its last date of support. The vertical rule is today; bars entirely to its left are past support. 5 further models in this line publish no usable date range and are not plotted.

Part numbers in this family

All 22 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.

Part number	Description	End of sale	Last support	Status
UCS-SPR-C240M5-A2	VOID	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCS-SPR-C240M5-A3	SP C240 M5SX w/1x5120,1x32GBmem single rnk,12G MRAID,32GB SD	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCS-SPR-C240M5-C3	SP C240 M5SX w/2x5120,2x32GBmem single rnk,12G MRAID,32GB SD	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCS-SPR-C240M5-C4	SP C240 M5SX w/2x6130,2x32GBmem single rnk,12G MRAID,32GB SD	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-5PK-C240M5	MULTI: 5-PK C240 M5 W/BLANKING PANELS, PACKAGING 1ACC KIT	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-5PK-C240M5L	MULTIPACK: 5-PK C240 M5 LFF w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCI,PSU,railkit	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-5PK-C240M5S	MULTIPACK: 5-PK C240 M5 SFF w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCI,PSU,railkit	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-5PK-C240M5SN	MULTIPACK: 5-PK C240 M5 SN w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCI,PSU,railkit	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-5PK-C240M5SX	MULTIPACK: 5-PK C240 M5 SX w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCI,PSU,railkit	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5L	UCS C240 M5 12 LFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5L-BR	UCS C240 M5 12 LFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5L-CH	DISTI: C240 M5 12 LFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5S	UCS C240 M5 8 SFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5S-CH	DISTI: C240 M5 8 SFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SD	UCS C240M5 Short Depth w/o CPU, mem, HDD, Mezz, HS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SD-CH	DISTI: UCS C240M5 Short Depth w/o CPU, mem, HDD, Mezz, HS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SN	UCS C240 M5 10 NVMe + 16 SAS/SATA SFF w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SN-BR	UCS C240 M5 10 NVMe + 16 SAS/SATA SFF w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SN-CH	DISTI: C240 M5 24 SFF + 2 rear NVMe w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SX	UCS C240 M5 24 SFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SX-BR	UCS C240 M5 24 SFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported
UCSC-C240-M5SX-CH	DISTI: C240 M5 24 SFF + 2 rear drives w/o CPU,mem,HD,PCIe,PS	Oct 2023	Oct 2028	Supported

Cisco EOL bulletin ↗verified Oct 2026

Options from here

The Cisco UCS C240 M5 Series is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:

Monitor the timeline

Supported for now. Track the end-of-service date and revisit at refresh planning.

Plan the refresh

Fold the eventual replacement into your multi-year budget.

Keep firmware current

Stay on a supported software train while under OEM support.

Third-party maintenance later

An option to extend life once the OEM cutoff nears.

Check your exact part numbers Weigh your support options

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 C240 M5 Series — questions

Is the Cisco UCS C240 M5 Series end of life?

Not yet. All tracked C240 M5 Series SKU groups are still within Cisco support, though dates vary by SKU. See the breakdown below.

What is the last date of support for the C240 M5 Series?

Oct 2028, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Where do these C240 M5 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.

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