HPE Arista 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Customers are encouraged to plan a migration to newer models that provide equivalent or higher performance with improved scale and lower power. The newer models support all existing features and offer enhanced functionality.
Every tracked HPE Arista 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Jun 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: JH530A.
End of sale
Jun 2017
Last date of support
Jun 2022
Part numbers
2
50
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH542A | Arista 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
| JH538A | Arista 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE Arista 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E 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.
Arista 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series — questions
Is the HPE Arista 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series?
Jun 2022, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E 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 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JH530A as the recommended migration path for the 7500E Series 6CFP2 Module (JH542A) Arista 7500E Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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