HPE Arista 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
HPE will discontinue the following SKUs and customers are requested to migrate to the replacement products.
Every tracked HPE Arista 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Jul 2022). 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: JH791A.
End of sale
Jul 2017
Last date of support
Jul 2022
Part numbers
2
49
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 49 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 2 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH789A | Arista 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB AC Switch | Jul 2017 | Jul 2022 | Past support |
| JH790A | Arista 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ BF AC Switch | Jul 2017 | Jul 2022 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE Arista 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC 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.
Arista 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches — questions
Is the HPE Arista 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches?
Jul 2022, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC 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 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JH791A as the recommended migration path for the 7050X 96XGT 8QSFP+ FB_BF AC Switches. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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