HPE HP 1905 Switch Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
HP is announcing End of Sale for the remaining three models of the advanced web-managed HP 1905 Fast Ethernet switch series. The End of Sale dates for SKUs listed below is January 1, 2014 or while supplies last.
Every tracked HPE HP 1905 Switch Series SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Jan 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. HPE’s named migration path: JG537A.
End of sale
Jan 2014
Last date of support
Jan 2019
Part numbers
4
91
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 91 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 4 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD877A | HP 1905-8-PoE Switch | Jan 2014 | Jan 2019 | Past support |
| JD990A | HP 1905-24 Switch | Jan 2014 | Jan 2019 | Past support |
| JD992A | HP 1905-24-PoE Switch | Jan 2014 | Jan 2019 | Past support |
| JD994A | HP 1905-48 Switch | Jan 2014 | Jan 2019 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE HP 1905 Switch Series 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 1905 Switch Series — questions
Is the HPE HP 1905 Switch Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 1905 Switch Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 1905 Switch Series?
Jan 2019, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 1905 Switch Series 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 1905 Switch Series?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JG537A as the recommended migration path for the 1905 Switch Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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