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JG786A

HPE FlexFabric 12500 & 12900 Switch Series — HPE FlexFabric 12500 4p 100GbE CFP FD Mod

EOSL — PAST
32 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2018HPE bulletin ↗
End of serviceOct 2023computed · 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 12500 & 12900 Switch Series

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JG786A — questions

Is the HPE JG786A still supported?

No. HPE's last date of support for JG786A was Oct 2023 (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 JG786A reach end of sale?

JG786A reached end of sale Oct 2018, per the HPE end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the JG786A?

Oct 2023 — derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.

Can the JG786A be maintained after HPE support ends?

After the last date of support, JG786A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. HPE no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.