Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series is a switch in Cisco's Catalyst product line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Every tracked Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Sep 2025). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure. Cisco’s named migration path: WS-X6824-SFP-2T / VS-S720-10G-3C / WS-F6700-DFC3A / WS-X6148A-45AF / WS-X6516A-GBIC / WS-X6148E-GE-45AT / WS-X6848-SFP-2T.
End of sale
May 2009 – Sep 2023
Last date of support
May 2014 – Sep 2025
Part numbers
71
147
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 147 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- 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
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 9 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS-X6724-SFP | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-X6716-10T-3CXL | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-X6716-10T-3C | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-X6716-10G-3CXL | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-X6704-10GE | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-X6716-10G-3C | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-X6704-10GE-4LR | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-C6K-VTT | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| WS-C6K-CL | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| VS-S720-10G-3CXL | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| VS-S720-10G-3C | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| VS-C6509VE-S72010G | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| VS-C6509E-S720-10G | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| VS-C6506E-S720-10G | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| VS-C6504E-S720-10G | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| BF-S720-64MB-RP | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| BF-S720-64MB-SP | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| FAN-MOD-09 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| KIT-MNTG-09 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| MEM-C6K-CPTFL256M | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| MEM-C6K-DRV-1G | Jul 2015 | Jul 2020 | Past support |
| S-65-S720 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2018 | Past support |
| VS-C6513-S720-10G | Feb 2013 | Feb 2018 | Past support |
| WS-C6503E-S720-DC | Feb 2013 | Feb 2018 | Past support |
| WS-C6503E-S720-TX | Feb 2013 | Feb 2018 | Past support |
| WS-C6509E-1S720-C | Feb 2013 | Feb 2018 | Past support |
| WS-C6509E-2S720-C | Feb 2013 | Feb 2018 | Past support |
| WS-SUP720-3B-UG | Feb 2013 | Feb 2018 | Past support |
| WS-X6816-DFC3A | Mar 2010 | Mar 2015 | Past support |
| WS-X6816-DFC | Mar 2010 | Mar 2015 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-45AF | Dec 2009 | Dec 2014 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-GE-45AF | Dec 2009 | Dec 2014 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-GE-TX | Dec 2009 | Dec 2014 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-RJ-45 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2014 | Past support |
| WS-X6408A-GBIC | May 2009 | May 2014 | Past support |
| FAN-C6524 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| PWR-400W-AC | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| PWR-400W-DC | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| PWR-950-DC | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| WS-C6509-E-IBMKIT | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| WS-F6K-48X2-SPLTR | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| WS-OC12-32M-KIT | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-21AF-UG | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-45AF-UG | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| WS-X6148A-GE-TX | Jul 2013 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-FE-SFP | Jan 2014 | Jan 2019 | Past support |
| WS-F6K-48-AF | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-F6K-FE48X2-AF | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-21AF | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-FE-SFP | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6148-RJ-21 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6148A-45AF | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6148A-GE-45AF | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6148A-RJ-45 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6196-21AF | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6196-RJ-21 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6348-RJ-21 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6516A-GBIC | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6524-100FX-MM | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6548-GE-45AF | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| WS-X6548-GE-TX | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW1 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW2 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW3 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW4 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| C6-MFG-TEST-SW5 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| S2TIS-12250SY | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| S6M3A2H-12214SX | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| WS-C6503-EMS-LIC | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| WS-C6504-EMS-LIC | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
| WS-C6X06-EMS-LIC | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series is past Cisco 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.
Catalyst 6500 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 6500 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 6500 Series?
Last dates of support across 6500 Series SKU groups range from May 2014 to Sep 2025.
Where do these 6500 Series dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco EOL bulletin it was taken from.
What is the replacement for the 6500 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletins list WS-X6824-SFP-2T and VS-S720-10G-3C and WS-F6700-DFC3A and WS-X6148A-45AF and WS-X6516A-GBIC and WS-X6148E-GE-45AT and WS-X6848-SFP-2T as the recommended migration path for the 6500 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletins.
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