HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Public End of Sale Announcement Date: October 8, 2018 Planned End of Sale Date: December 31, 2018 or while limited supplies last
Every tracked HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Dec 2023). 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: JH394A.
End of sale
Dec 2018
Last date of support
Dec 2023
Part numbers
3
32
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 32 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 3 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JG336A | HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Past support |
| JG850A | HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP FB Bundle | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Past support |
| JG851A | HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP BF Bundle | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch 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.
HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch — questions
Is the HPE FlexFabric 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch?
Dec 2023, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch 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 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JH394A as the recommended migration path for the 5900AF 48XGT 4QSFP+ Switch. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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