Cisco Nexus 3016 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Nexus 3016 Series is a data center switch in Cisco's Nexus 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 Nexus 3016 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Oct 2020). 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: N3K-C3132Q-40GX.
End of sale
Oct 2015
Last date of support
Oct 2020
Part numbers
4
70
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 70 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: data center 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 4 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3K-C3016-BA-L3 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2020 | Past support |
| N3K-C3016-FA-L3 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2020 | Past support |
| N3K-C3016-FD-L3 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2020 | Past support |
| N3K-C3016Q-40GE | Oct 2015 | Oct 2020 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco Nexus 3016 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.
Nexus 3016 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Nexus 3016 Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 3016 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 3016 Series?
Oct 2020, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these 3016 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 3016 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists N3K-C3132Q-40GX as the recommended migration path for the 3016 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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