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FortiSwitch-500

Fortinet FortiSwitch 500 — Fortinet FortiSwitch-500 ethernet switch

EOSL — PAST
125 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableNot published
End of saleFeb 2011
End of serviceFeb 2016Fortinet bulletin ↗

Options 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.

FortiSwitch-500 — questions

Is the Fortinet FortiSwitch-500 still supported?

No. Fortinet's last date of support for FortiSwitch-500 was Feb 2016 (per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the FortiSwitch-500 reach end of sale?

FortiSwitch-500 reached end of sale Feb 2011, per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the FortiSwitch-500?

Feb 2016 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the FortiSwitch-500 be maintained after Fortinet support ends?

After the last date of support, FortiSwitch-500 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Fortinet no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.