Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B ethernet switch. Published end-of-order (end-of-sale) and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from Fortinet's public hardware Product Life Cycle feed, linked for verification.
Support summary
Past end of serviceEvery tracked Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B SKU group is past Fortinet end of service life (last group Dec 2019). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 116 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: ethernet switch
The score reflects support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only — it is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it’s calculated →
FortiSwitch-248B
EOSL — PAST1 SKU in this group
FortiSwitch-248B-DPS
EOSL — PAST1 SKU in this group
Options from here
Unsupported nowThe Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B is past Fortinet 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 or maintenance and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the asset's role.
Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B end of life?
Yes — every tracked FortiSwitch 248B SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the FortiSwitch 248B?
Last dates of support across FortiSwitch 248B SKU groups range from Nov 2016 to Dec 2019.
Where do these FortiSwitch 248B dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.
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