Cisco UCS C420 M3 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco UCS C420 M3 Series is a server in Cisco's UCS 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 UCS C420 M3 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Feb 2021). 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: UCSC-C460-M4.
End of sale
Feb 2016
Last date of support
Feb 2021
Part numbers
7
66
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 66 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: server
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 7 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCS-SP6-C420M3-GC | Feb 2016 | Feb 2021 | Past support |
| UCSC-C420-M3 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2021 | Past support |
| UCSC-C420-M3-CH2 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2021 | Past support |
| UCSC-DBAYFLR-C260 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2021 | Past support |
| UCSC-DBKP-08D | Feb 2016 | Feb 2021 | Past support |
| UCSC-DBKP-08E | Feb 2016 | Feb 2021 | Past support |
| UCSC-HS-C420M3 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2021 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco UCS C420 M3 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.
UCS C420 M3 Series — questions
Is the Cisco UCS C420 M3 Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked C420 M3 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the C420 M3 Series?
Feb 2021, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these C420 M3 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 C420 M3 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists UCSC-C460-M4 as the recommended migration path for the C420 M3 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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