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Palo Alto Networks M-500 — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

PAST VENDOR SUPPORTPalo Alto Networks ended support in February 2025.

Palo Alto Networks M-500 management appliance. Published end-of-sale and end-of-life (last date of support) dates from the Palo Alto Networks hardware End-of-Life Summary, linked for verification.

Every tracked Palo Alto Networks M-500 SKU group is past Palo Alto Networks end of service life (last group Feb 2025). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.

End of sale

Feb 2020

Last date of support

Feb 2025

Part numbers

1

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18

months past last support

Support Runway Score24/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
  • Past end of service life — 18 months ago
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: management appliance

Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated

Figure 1. Palo Alto Networks issues no software maintenance and no security fixes for this product. Third-party maintenance, spares or replacement are the paths from here. EOSL.ai sells none of them and takes no placement fee.

Part number in this family

All 1 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.

Part numberDescriptionEnd of saleLast supportStatus
M-500M-500 management applianceFeb 2020Feb 2025Past support

Options from here

The Palo Alto Networks M-500 is past Palo Alto Networks end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

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.

Palo Alto Networks M-500 — questions

Is the Palo Alto Networks M-500 end of life?

Yes. Every tracked M-500 SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the M-500?

Feb 2025, per the Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin.

Where do these M-500 dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.

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