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Fortinet FortiSwitch 28C — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

Fortinet FortiSwitch 28C 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 service
12/100
High exposure
EOSL Exposure Score

Every tracked Fortinet FortiSwitch 28C SKU group is past Fortinet end of service life (last group Apr 2021). 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 — 63 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 →

Action priority
Critical
Past end of service life — unsupported by the vendor.
End of service life
Apr 2021
Part numbers
1
Confidence
Vendor-published date
Last verified
Jul 2026
Source
Fortinet bulletin ↗
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FortiSwitch-28C

EOSL — PAST
63 mo
past end of service
now
availableend of saleservice
End of saleApr 2016
End of serviceApr 2021Fortinet bulletin ↗

Options from here

Unsupported now

The Fortinet FortiSwitch 28C is past Fortinet end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

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 28C — questions

Is the Fortinet FortiSwitch 28C end of life?

Yes — every tracked FortiSwitch 28C SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the FortiSwitch 28C?

Apr 2021 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.

Where do these FortiSwitch 28C 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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Fortinet FortiSwitch 28C EOL / EOSL status
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