Cisco MDS — End-of-Life (EOL) & EOSL Dates
End-of-sale and end-of-service-life (EOSL) dates for 10 Cisco MDS product families, compared side by side and linked to each official Cisco end-of-life bulletin. 6 are already past end of service life. Find your series, then drill into the exact part number.
MDS lifecycle at a glance
| Series | Category | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9134 Series | SAN switch | Feb 2011 | Feb 2016 | Past EOSL |
| 9124 Series | SAN switch | Jan 2014 | Jan 2019 | Past EOSL |
| 9509 Series | SAN switch | Apr 2014 | Apr 2019 | Past EOSL |
| 9148 Series | SAN switch | Oct 2015 | Oct 2020 | Past EOSL |
| 9506 Series | SAN switch | Oct 2016 | Apr 2022 | Past EOSL |
| 9513 Series | SAN switch | Oct 2016 | Apr 2022 | Past EOSL |
| 9700 Series | SAN switch | Sep 2021 | Sep 2026 | Ending soon |
| 9396S Series | SAN switch | Jun 2022 | Jun 2027 | Supported |
| 9148S Series | SAN switch | Aug 2023 | Aug 2028 | Supported |
| 9148V | Fibre Channel fabric switch | — | Not announced | Active |
Sorted by urgency — past end of service first. Each series links to its full part-number breakdown.
Cisco MDS — questions
Is the Cisco MDS series end of life?
Partly — 6 of 10 Cisco MDS families are past end of service life; the rest are still supported. The table above shows each series' status.
Which Cisco MDS models are still current?
9148V — a current product with no Cisco end-of-life announced.
Which Cisco MDS models lose support soonest?
9700 Series, 9396S Series — see the dates above; each links to the Cisco bulletin.
Where do these Cisco MDS EOL dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date links to the official Cisco end-of-life bulletin it was taken from, so you can verify it at the source.