Cisco MDS 9509 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco MDS 9509 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.
Every tracked Cisco MDS 9509 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Apr 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. Cisco’s named migration path: DS-C9710-1K9.
End of sale
Apr 2014
Last date of support
Apr 2019
Part numbers
21
88
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 88 months ago
- 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
Part numbers in this family
All 21 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS-9509-A-UPGR | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9509-KIT-CCO | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9509-KIT-EMC | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9509-KIT-HDS | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9509-KIT-HP | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9509-KIT-IBM | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9509-KIT-NPE | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9509-KIT-SUN | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9SLOT-CAB | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-9SLOT-FAN | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-2AHK9 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-2AK9 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-2ANHK9 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-CBN | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-CBT | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-CL | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-DM-K9 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-HDS | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-HV-K9 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
| DS-C9509-IBM | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco MDS 9509 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.
MDS 9509 Series — questions
Is the Cisco MDS 9509 Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 9509 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 9509 Series?
Apr 2019, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these 9509 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 9509 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists DS-C9710-1K9 as the recommended migration path for the 9509 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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