HPE HP 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Due to a planned minor revision of select models in the 5120 EI, 5500 SI, and 5500 EI Switch Series to receive HP cosmetically branded chassis and a minor upgrade to PoE+ from PoE, HP is announcing the End of Sale of the Switches listed below:
Every tracked HPE HP 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Dec 2016). 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: JG236A.
End of sale
Dec 2011
Last date of support
Dec 2016
Part numbers
6
116
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 116 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 6 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE070A | HP A5120-24G-PoE EI Switch with 2 Slots | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support |
| JE071A | HP A5120-48G-PoE EI Switch with 2 Slots | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support |
| JD371A | HP 5500-24G-PoE SI Switch | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support |
| JD372A | HP 5500-48G-PoE SI Switch | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support |
| JD378A | HP 5500-24G-PoE EI Switch | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support |
| JD376A | HP 5500-48G-PoE EI Switch | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE HP 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches 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 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches — questions
Is the HPE HP 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches?
Dec 2016, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches 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 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JG236A as the recommended migration path for the 5120 PoE and 5500 PoE Switches. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
On the same timetable
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