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JH685A

HPE FlexNetwork 5940 Switch Series — HPE FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 Power Supply Switch

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 5940 Switch Series

JH684AHPE FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS Switch›JH686AHPE FlexNetwork 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 Power Supply Switch›JH691AHPE FlexNetwork 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 Power Supply Bundle›JH692AHPE FlexNetwork 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 4 Power Supply Bundle›JH689AHPE FlexNetwork 5930 24-port 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 2-port 40GbE QSFP+ Module›JH690AHPE FlexNetwork 5930 24-port 10GBASE-T and 2-port 40GbE QSFP+ MACsec Module›

JH685A — questions

Is the HPE JH685A still supported?

No. HPE's last date of support for JH685A 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 JH685A reach end of sale?

JH685A reached end of sale Oct 2018, per the HPE end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the JH685A?

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

Can the JH685A be maintained after HPE support ends?

After the last date of support, JH685A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. HPE no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.