Extreme Networks NX 5500E Express Manager — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
NX 5500E Express Manager. Extreme Networks end-of-life bulletin "EOS bulletin for ExtremeWireless 7522E NX5500E NX7510E VX9K Express", read in full; each date below is shown with the bulletin's own wording.
Every tracked Extreme Networks NX 5500E Express Manager SKU group is past Extreme Networks 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. Extreme Networks’s named migration path: NX-5500-100R0-WR.
EOL announced
Nov 2017
End of sale
Apr 2018
Last date of support
Apr 2023
Part numbers
2
42
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 42 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: network hardware
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 2 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NX-5500E-100R0-WR | NX 5500E Express Manager | Apr 2018 | Apr 2023 | Past support |
| NX5500E-100R0-APME | NX 5500E Express Manager | Apr 2018 | Apr 2023 | Past support |
Options from here
The Extreme Networks NX 5500E Express Manager is past Extreme Networks 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.
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.
Extreme Networks NX 5500E Express Manager — questions
Is the Extreme Networks NX 5500E Express Manager end of life?
Yes. Every tracked NX 5500E Express Manager SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the NX 5500E Express Manager?
Apr 2023, per the Extreme Networks end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these NX 5500E Express Manager dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Extreme Networks end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.
What is the replacement for the NX 5500E Express Manager?
Extreme Networks's end-of-life bulletin lists NX-5500-100R0-WR as the recommended migration path for the NX 5500E Express Manager. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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