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JD197B

HP 7500 Switch Chassis and Modules — HP 7500 48-port 100BASE-FX Module

EOSL — PAST
66 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available
End of saleDec 2015HPE bulletin ↗
End of serviceDec 2020computed · 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.

JD197B — questions

Is the HPE JD197B still supported?

No. HPE's last date of support for JD197B was Dec 2020 (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 JD197B reach end of sale?

JD197B reached end of sale Dec 2015, per the HPE end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the JD197B?

Dec 2020 — derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.

Can the JD197B be maintained after HPE support ends?

After the last date of support, JD197B units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. HPE no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.