Cisco MDS 9700 Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco MDS 9700 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 9700 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Sep 2026). 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: Cisco MDS 9700 V2/V3 configurations (Fabric-3).
End of sale
Sep 2021
Last date of support
Sep 2026
Part numbers
19
1
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life 1 month 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 19 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS-C9706-1EK9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9706-1K9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9706-2B8K9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9706-2BSK9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9706H-1K9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9710-4B8K9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9710-4BSK9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9710H-1K9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9718-1K9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9706-FAB1 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9706-FAB1-D | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9706-FAB1B | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9706H-FAB1 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9710-FAB1 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9710-FAB1B | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9710H-FAB1 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9718-FAB1 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-X9718-FAB1B | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
| DS-C9710-1K9 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco MDS 9700 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. Current eBay listings for MDS 9700 Series ↗
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 9700 Series — questions
Is the Cisco MDS 9700 Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 9700 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 9700 Series?
Sep 2026, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these 9700 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 9700 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists Cisco MDS 9700 V2/V3 configurations (Fabric-3) as the recommended migration path for the 9700 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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