Brocade 5100 — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Brocade 5100 — Fibre Channel SAN switch. Published end-of-sale and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from the Brocade End-of-Life Notice.
Every tracked Brocade 5100 SKU group is past Brocade end of service life (last group Jan 2019). 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
Apr 2013
Last date of support
Jan 2019
Part numbers
2
91
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 91 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: san 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
Part numbers in this family
All 2 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5100 | Brocade 5100 Fibre Channel switch | Apr 2013 | Jan 2019 | Past support |
| VA-40FC | Brocade 5100 Fibre Channel switch | Apr 2013 | Jan 2019 | Past support |
Options from here
The Brocade 5100 is past Brocade end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
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.
Brocade 5100 — questions
Is the Brocade 5100 end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 5100 SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 5100?
Jan 2019, per the Brocade end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these 5100 dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Brocade end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.
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