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JC721A

HP 7500 TAA Comware v5 Modules — HP A7500 48-port GbE SFP SD TAA Module

EOSL — PAST
57 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleSep 2016HPE bulletin ↗
End of serviceSep 2021computed · 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.

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JC721A — questions

Is the HPE JC721A still supported?

No. HPE's last date of support for JC721A was Sep 2021 (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 JC721A reach end of sale?

JC721A reached end of sale Sep 2016, per the HPE end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the JC721A?

Sep 2021 — derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.

Can the JC721A be maintained after HPE support ends?

After the last date of support, JC721A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. HPE no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.