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Juniper QFX Series QFX3500 End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

PAST VENDOR SUPPORTJuniper ended support between May 2021 and December 2022, depending on the part number.

Juniper QFX Series QFX3500 — switch. Published end-of-sale (last order) and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from Juniper JTAC End-of-Life bulletins.

Every tracked Juniper QFX Series QFX3500 SKU group is past Juniper end of service life (last group Dec 2022). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.

End of sale

May 2016

Last date of support

May 2021 – Dec 2022

Part numbers

20

47

months since the last part number lost support

Support Runway Score12/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
  • Past end of service life: the first part numbers 66 months ago, the last 47 months ago
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: switch

Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated

Figure 1. Support ended between May 2021 and Dec 2022, depending on the part number. Juniper issues no software maintenance and no security fixes for this product. Third-party maintenance, spares or replacement are the paths from here. EOSL.ai sells none of them and takes no placement fee.
Figure 2. The QFX3500 against 7 other models in Juniper QFX Series. Each bar runs from the earliest milestone Juniper publishes for that model, which is first availability where it gives one and end of sale otherwise, to its last date of support. The vertical rule is today; bars entirely to its left are past support.

Part numbers in this family

Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.

Part numberEnd of saleLast date of supportStatusDescription
QFX3500-48S4QMay 2016May 2021Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-RMARMay 2016May 2021Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-FANAIMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-MBMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-MB-RJ45-AFOMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-MB-SFP-AFIMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-MB-SFP-AFOMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-RB-AFOSMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-48S4Q-AFOSMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-48S4Q-ACRMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-48S4Q-ACR-FMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-48S4Q-ACRBMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-48S4Q-ACRB-FMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-48S4Q-AFIMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-48S4Q-AFOMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-ACR-BNDLMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-ACRB-BNDLMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-RB-ACRBMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-RB-ACRB-FMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch
QFX3500-RB-AFOMay 2016Dec 2022Past supportQFX3500 switch

Options from here

The Juniper QFX Series QFX3500 is past Juniper end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market. Current eBay listings for QFX Series QFX3500 ↗

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.

QFX Series QFX3500 questions

Is the Juniper QFX Series QFX3500 end of life?

Yes. Every dated QFX3500 SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the QFX3500?

Last dates of support across QFX3500 SKU groups range from May 2021 to Dec 2022.

Where do these QFX3500 dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Juniper end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.

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