HPE HP 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
HP will end of sale the HP 5400 zl Switch Series and related accessories as listed below. Customers are encouraged to migrate to the HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series chassis, bundles and associated accessories. NOTE: The following end of sale HP 5400 Switch Series products, J9532A, J9533A, J9539A and J954
Every tracked HPE HP 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Dec 2020). 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: JL001A.
End of sale
Dec 2015
Last date of support
Dec 2020
Part numbers
18
68
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 68 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 18 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J8714A | HP zl Power Supply Shelf | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J8994A | HP 5400 zl Premium License | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9532A | HP 5412-92G-PoE+-2XG v2 zl Swch w Pm SW | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9533A | HP 5406-44G-PoE+-2XG v2 zl Swch w Pm SW | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9539A | HP 5406-44G-PoE+-4G v2 zl Swch w Prm SW | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9540A | HP 5412-92G-PoE+-4G v2 zl Swch w Prm SW | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9642A | HP 5406 zl Switch with Premium Software | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9643A | HP 5412 zl Switch with Premium Software | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9708A | HP zl Chassis FIPS 10K Rack Mounting Kit | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9809A | HP 54xx CTO Switch Solution | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9823A | HP 5406R-Gig-T-PoE+/SFP+ v2 zl2 Swch | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9824A | HP 5406R-Gig-T-PoE+/SFP v2 zl2 Swch | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9825A | HP 5412R-Gig-T-PoE+/SFP+ v2 zl2 Swch | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9826A | HP 5412R-Gig-T-PoE+/SFP v2 zl2 Swch | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9866A | HP 5406 8p10GT 8p10GE Swch and Psw | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9868A | HP 5406R-8XGT/8SFP+ v2 zl2 Swch | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9710A | HP 5406 zl FIPS Opacity Shield Kit | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| J9711A | HP 5412 zl FIPS Opacity Shield Kit | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE HP 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 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 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series — questions
Is the HPE HP 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series?
Dec 2020, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 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 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JL001A as the recommended migration path for the 5400 zl, HP 5400 zl Lic, and Select 5400R zl2 Switch Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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