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Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

PAST VENDOR SUPPORTFortinet ended support in December 2019.

Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B ethernet switch. Published end-of-order (end-of-sale) and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from Fortinet's public hardware Product Life Cycle feed, linked for verification.

Every tracked Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B SKU group is past Fortinet end of service life (last group Dec 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.

End of sale

Nov 2011 – Dec 2014

Last date of support

Nov 2016 – Dec 2019

Part numbers

2

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117

months past last support

Support Runway Score10/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
  • Past end of service life — 117 months ago
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: ethernet 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. Fortinet issues no software maintenance and no security fixes for this product. Third-party maintenance, spares or replacement are the paths from here. EOSL.ai sells none of them and takes no placement fee.

Part numbers in this family

Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.

Part numberDescriptionEnd of saleLast supportStatus
FortiSwitch-248BFortinet FortiSwitch-248B ethernet switchNov 2011Nov 2016Past support
FortiSwitch-248B-DPSFortinet FortiSwitch-248B-DPS ethernet switchDec 2014Dec 2019Past support

Options from here

The Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B is past Fortinet end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

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.

Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B — questions

Is the Fortinet FortiSwitch 248B end of life?

Yes. Every tracked FortiSwitch 248B SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the FortiSwitch 248B?

Last dates of support across FortiSwitch 248B SKU groups range from Nov 2016 to Dec 2019.

Where do these FortiSwitch 248B dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.

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