HPE FlexNetwork 5940 Switch Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
HPE Aruba will be putting these products under End of Sale (see dates above). Here are their recommended replacement SKUs:
Every tracked HPE FlexNetwork 5940 Switch Series SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Oct 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: JH390A.
End of sale
Oct 2018
Last date of support
Oct 2023
Part numbers
7
34
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH684A | HPE FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS Switch | Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Past support |
| JH685A | HPE FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 Power Supply Switch | Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Past support |
| JH686A | HPE FlexNetwork 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 Power Supply Switch | Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Past support |
| JH691A | HPE FlexNetwork 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 Power Supply Bundle | Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Past support |
| JH692A | HPE FlexNetwork 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 4 Power Supply Bundle | Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Past support |
| JH689A | HPE FlexNetwork 5930 24-port 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 2-port 40GbE QSFP+ Module | Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Past support |
| JH690A | HPE FlexNetwork 5930 24-port 10GBASE-T and 2-port 40GbE QSFP+ MACsec Module | Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE FlexNetwork 5940 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.
HPE FlexNetwork 5940 Switch Series — questions
Is the HPE FlexNetwork 5940 Switch Series end of life?
Yes. Every tracked 5940 Switch Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 5940 Switch Series?
Oct 2023, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these 5940 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 5940 Switch Series?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JH390A as the recommended migration path for the 5940 Switch Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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