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UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC

UCS C420 M3 Series —

EOSL — PAST
64 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleFeb 2016
End of serviceFeb 2021Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2017-02

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 C420 M3 Series

UCSC-C420-M3›UCSC-C460-M4›UCSC-C420-M3-CH2›UCSC-C460-M4-CH›UCSC-DBAYFLR-C260›UCSC-DBKP-08D›UCSC-DBKP-08E›UCSC-HS-C420M3›

UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC — questions

Is the Cisco UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC was Feb 2021 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC reach end of sale?

UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC reached end of sale Feb 2016, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC?

Feb 2021 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.