HPE HP 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
HPE will end of sale the following 12500 Switches listed below. Customers are encouraged to migrate to the appropriate replacements.
Every tracked HPE HP 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Dec 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. HPE’s named migration path: JG792A.
End of sale
Dec 2016
Last date of support
Dec 2021
Part numbers
11
56
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 56 months ago
- EOSL computed from the vendor support-life policy, not a per-model published date
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: switches
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 11 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC065B | HP 12500 48-port Gig-T Lec Module | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JC069B | HP 12500 48-port GbE SFP Lec Module | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JC660A | HP 12500 48-port GbE SFP LEF Module | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JC651A | HP 12500 1800W DC Power Supply | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JC655A | HP 12504 DC Switch Chassis | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JC811A | HP 12500 48-port GbE SFP LEC TAA Module | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JC818A | HP 12500 48-port GbE SFP LEF TAA Module | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JG832A | HP 12508E Optional Cbl Guide for DC Swch | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JG783A | HP FF 12508E DC Switch Chassis | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JG785A | HP FF 12518E DC Switch Chassis | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
| JG833A | HP 12518E Optional Cbl Guide for DC Swch | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE HP 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules is past HPE 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.
HP 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules — questions
Is the HPE HP 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules?
Dec 2021, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules dates come from?
End-of-sale dates link to the official HPE end-of-sale bulletin. End-of-service-life is computed as end-of-sale plus HPE's published 5-year support-life policy, which is also linked.
What is the replacement for the 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JG792A as the recommended migration path for the 12500/12504/12508 Switches, Chassis and Modules. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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