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Cisco MDS 9396S Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

UNDER VENDOR SUPPORTCisco supports this to June 2027.

The Cisco MDS 9396S Series is a san switch in Cisco's MDS product line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Cisco MDS 9396S Series is still under Cisco support, to Jun 2027. Fold the eventual replacement into your planning cycle. Cisco’s named migration path: DS-C9396T-48ETK9.

End of sale

Jun 2022

Last date of support

Jun 2027

Part numbers

22

Cisco EOL bulletin ↗verified Jun 2026
Cisco names DS-C9396T-48ETK9 as the migration pathper the linked bulletin · see its own dates
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10

months of vendor support left

Support Runway Score50/100 · Action recommended
Why this score
  • End of service life within 12 months
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
  • 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

Figure 1. Support runs to Jun 2027. Budget a refresh or line up cover before that date.
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Figure 2. The 9396S Series against 7 other models in Cisco MDS. Each bar runs from the earliest milestone Cisco 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. 1 further model in this line publishes no usable date range and is not plotted.

Part numbers in this family

All 22 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.

Part numberEnd of saleLast supportStatus
DS-9396S-KIT-CSCOJun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-9396S-KIT-EMJun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-9396S-KIT-HDSJun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-9396S-KIT-IBMJun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-48E8K9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-48EK9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-48ESK9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-48I8K9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-48IK9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-48ISK9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-96E8K9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-96EK9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-96ESK9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-96I8K9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-96IK9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
DS-C9396S-K9Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
UCS-EP-MDS9396S-16Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
UCS-EP-MDS9396SL2Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
M9396S-PL12Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
M9396S-PL12-8Jun 2022Jun 2027Supported
M9396S-PL12-SJun 2022Jun 2027Supported
M9396S-PL12UJun 2022Jun 2027Supported
Cisco EOL bulletin ↗verified Jun 2026

Options from here

The Cisco MDS 9396S Series is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:

Monitor the timeline

Supported for now. Track the end-of-service date and revisit at refresh planning.

Plan the refresh

Fold the eventual replacement into your multi-year budget.

Keep firmware current

Stay on a supported software train while under OEM support.

Third-party maintenance later

An option to extend life once the OEM cutoff nears.

Check your exact part numbers Weigh your support options

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.

MDS 9396S Series — questions

Is the Cisco MDS 9396S Series end of life?

Not yet. All tracked 9396S Series SKU groups are still within Cisco support, though dates vary by SKU. See the breakdown below.

What is the last date of support for the 9396S Series?

Jun 2027, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Where do these 9396S 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 9396S Series?

Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists DS-C9396T-48ETK9 as the recommended migration path for the 9396S Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.

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