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JG253A

HP 5500 EI and HP 5500 HI Switches — HP 5500-48G-PoE+ EI TAA Switch w/2 Slts

EOSL — PAST
51 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleMar 2017HPE bulletin ↗
End of serviceMar 2022computed · HPE 5-yr policy ↗
Last security firmware—

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 5500 EI and HP 5500 HI Switches

JD374AHP 5500-24G-SFP EI Switch›JD375AHP 5500-48G EI Switch›JD377AHP 5500-24G EI Switch›JG240AHP 5500-48G-PoE+ EI Switch w/2 Intf Slts›JG241AHP 5500-24G-PoE+ EI Switch w/2 Intf Slts›JG249AHP 5500-24G-SFP EI TAA Switch w 2 Slts›JG252AHP 5500-24G-PoE+ EI TAA Switch w/2 Slts›JG311AHP HI 5500-24G-4SFP w/2 Intf Slts Switch›

JG253A — questions

Is the HPE JG253A still supported?

No. HPE's last date of support for JG253A was Mar 2022 (derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date) — it is past end of service life.

When did the JG253A reach end of sale?

JG253A reached end of sale Mar 2017, per the HPE end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the JG253A?

Mar 2022 — derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.

Can the JG253A be maintained after HPE support ends?

After the last date of support, JG253A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. HPE no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.