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JL172A

HPE OfficeConnect 1850 Switch Series — HPE OfficeConnect 1850 24G 2XGT PoE+ 185W Switch

EOSL — PAST
20 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleOct 2019HPE bulletin ↗
End of serviceOct 2024computed · 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 1850 Switch Series

JL169AHPE OfficeConnect 1850 6XGT 2XGT/SFP+ Switch›JL170AHPE OfficeConnect 1850 24G 2XGT Switch›JL171AHPE OfficeConnect 1850 48G 4XGT Switch›JL173AHPE OfficeConnect 1850 48G 4XGT PoE+ 370W Switch›

JL172A — questions

Is the HPE JL172A still supported?

No. HPE's last date of support for JL172A was Oct 2024 (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 JL172A reach end of sale?

JL172A reached end of sale Oct 2019, per the HPE end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the JL172A?

Oct 2024 — derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.

Can the JL172A be maintained after HPE support ends?

After the last date of support, JL172A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. HPE no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.