HPE HP A3100 series switches — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The HP A3100 SI series switches indicated below have served H3C and HP Customers with Fast Ethernet for many years. Due to market factors, we are announcing the end of sale of the devices effective Jul 1, 2011.
Every tracked HPE HP A3100 series switches SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Jul 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: JD305A.
End of sale
Jul 2011
Last date of support
Jul 2016
Part numbers
7
121
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 121 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 7 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD298A | HP 1 Port Gig-T 3100 SI Module | Jul 2011 | Jul 2016 | Past support |
| JD299A | HP 1 Port Gig-LX SC 3100 SI Module | Jul 2011 | Jul 2016 | Past support |
| JD300A | HP 1 Port Gig-SX SC 3100 SI Module | Jul 2011 | Jul 2016 | Past support |
| JD301A | HP 1-Port 10/100Base-T POE 3100 SI Module | Jul 2011 | Jul 2016 | Past support |
| JD308A | HP A3100-16 SI Switch with 2 Module Slots | Jul 2011 | Jul 2016 | Past support |
| JD309A | HP A3100-24 SI Switch with 2 Slots | Jul 2011 | Jul 2016 | Past support |
| JF444A | 3100 series module | Jul 2011 | Jul 2016 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE HP A3100 series 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 A3100 series switches — questions
Is the HPE HP A3100 series switches end of life?
Yes. Every tracked A3100 series switches SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the A3100 series switches?
Jul 2016, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these A3100 series 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 A3100 series switches?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JD305A as the recommended migration path for the A3100 series switches. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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