End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Switches

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Updated:April 3, 2019

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EOL12308 - Amended

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 5, 2019. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Switches

Milestone	Definition	Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date	The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is distributed to the general public.	May 5, 2018
End-of-Sale Date: HW,OS SW, License	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	May 5, 2019
Last Ship Date: HW,OS SW, License	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	August 4, 2019
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW,OS SW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.	May 4, 2020
End of Vulnerability/Security Support: HW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.	May 4, 2022
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.	May 4, 2020
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW,OS SW	For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.	May 4, 2020
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW,OS SW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	August 3, 2023
Last Date of Support: HW,OS SW	The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	May 31, 2024

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description	Additional Information
C1-N5548UP-B-S32	Cisco ONE N5548UP Storage Sol Bun,32 port storage serv lic	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5548UP-BUN	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548UP in N5548UP-N2K Bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5596T-FA	Cisco ONE Nexus 5596T 2RU,2PS/4Fans,32x10GT/16xSFP+Fixed	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5596UP-BUN	Cisco ONE Nexus 5596UP in N5548UP-N2K Bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5K-C5548UP-FA	Cisco One Nexus 5548 UP Chassis,32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5K-C5596UP-FA	Cisco One Nexus 5596UP 2RU,2PS,4 Fans,48 Fixed 10GEPorts	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N6001-64P	Cisco ONE Nexus 6001,1RUswitch,fixed48p 10G SFP+ and 4pQSFP+	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-D160L3-IF=	Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Expansion Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-D160L3-IN=	Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Expansion Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-D160L3-V2	Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Daughter Card, Version 2	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-D160L3-V2-B	Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Daughter Card, Version 2 for Bundles	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-D160L3-V2=	Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Daughter Card, Version 2	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-DL2	Nexus 5548 Layer 2 Daughter Card	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-DL2=	Nexus 5548 Layer 2 Daughter Card	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M-BLNK	Nexus 5500 Module Blank Cover	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M-BLNK-IF=	Nexus 5500 Module Blank Cover, IBM FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M-BLNK=	Nexus 5500 Module Blank Cover	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M12T	Nexus 5500 Module 12 ports 10G BaseT	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M12T=	Nexus 5500 Module 12 ports 10G BaseT	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M160L3-IF=	Nexus 5596 Layer 3 Expansion Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M160L3-IN=	Nexus 5596 Layer 3 Expansion Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M160L3-V2	Nexus 5596 Layer 3 Expansion Module, Version 2	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M160L3-V2=	Nexus 5596 Layer 3 Expansion Module, Version 2	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16FP-B	N5500 16-Port Fibre Channel Module, Bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16FP=	N5500 16-Port Fibre Channel Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16UP	Nexus 5500 Unified Mod 16p 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 16p 8/4/2/1G FC	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16UP-B	Nexus 5500 Series Module 16p Unified	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16UP-B-FC	Nexus M16UP GEM, 16 FC transceiver, 16p storage license	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16UP-IF=	Nexus 5500 Unified Mod,IBM,FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16UP-IN=	Nexus 5500 Unified Mod, IBM, Non-FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M16UP=	Nexus 5500 Unified Ports Module 16p	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M4Q	Nexus 5500 Module 4 ports QSFP+	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M4Q-B	Nexus 5500 Module 4 port QSFP	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-M4Q=	Nexus 5500 Module 4 ports QSFP+	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PAC-1100W-IF=	Nexus 5500 PS, 1100W, Front to Back Airflow, IBM FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PAC-750W	Nexus 5500 PS, 750W, Front to Back Airflow	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PAC-750W-B	Nexus 5500 PS, 750W, Back to Front Airflow (Port-Side Inlet)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PAC-750W-B=	Nexus 5500 750W AC Power Supply with Back to Front Airflow	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PAC-750W-IF=	Nexus 5596UP Fan Module, IBM FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PAC-750W=	Nexus 5500 PS, 750W, Front to Back Airflow	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PDC-750W	Nexus 5500 750W DC Power Supply	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-PDC-750W=	Nexus 5500 750W DC Power Supply	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-ACC-KIT	Nexus 5548 Chassis Accessory Kit	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-ACC-KIT-I	Nexus 5548 Chassis Accessory Kit, IBM	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-ACC-KIT-IF=	Nexus 5548 Chassis Accessory Kit, IBM FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-ACC-KIT=	Nexus 5548 Chassis Accessory Kit	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548P-FAN	Nexus 5548P Fan Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548P-FAN-B	Nexus 5548UP Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548P-FAN-B=	Nexus 5548UP Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548P-FAN-IF=	Nexus 5548P Fan Module, IBM FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548P-FAN=	Nexus 5548P Fan Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-ACC-KIT-I	Nexus 5596 Chassis Accessory Kit, IBM	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-ACC-KIT-IF=	Nexus 5596 Chassis Accessory Kit, IBM FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-ACC-KIT-S	Nexus 5500 Accessory kit for short racks	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-ACC-KIT-S=	Nexus 5500 Accessory kit for short racks	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596UP-B-FC48	Nexus 5596UP, 48 FC transceiver, 48p storage license	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596UP-FAN	Nexus 5596UP Fan Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596UP-FAN-B	Nexus 5596P Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596UP-FAN-B=	Nexus 5596UP Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596UP-FAN-IF=	Nexus 5596UP Fan Module, IBM FRU	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596UP-FAN=	Nexus 5596UP Fan Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UP	Nexus 5548 Unified Port Chassis Base PID	N5K-C5672UP-16G	Nexus 5672UP 1RU, 24x10G SFP+, 24pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+	-
N5K-C5548UP	Nexus 5548 Unified Port Chassis Base PID	N9K-C93180YC-FX	Nexus 9300 with 48p 10/25G SFP+, 6p 100G QSFP, MACsec, UP	-
N5K-C5548UP-B-S32	N5548UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 32 port storage serv Licen	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UP-BUN	Nexus 5548UP in N5548UP-N2K Bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UP-BUNS	N5K-C5548UP-FA PID for N5K/N2K Bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UP-DEMO	Nexus 5548UP Chassis Demo Bundle, Not for Resale	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UP-DIS	Nexus 5548 UP Chassis,Disti only, No PS,NO FAN	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UP-FA	Nexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 Fans	N5K-C5672UP-16G	Nexus 5672UP 1RU, 24x10G SFP+, 24pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+	-
N5K-C5548UP-FA	Nexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 Fans	N9K-C93180YC-FX	Nexus 9300 with 48p 10/25G SFP+, 6p 100G QSFP, MACsec, UP	-
N5K-C5548UP-OSM	Nexus 5548UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, OSM	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UP-OSM-IF	Nexus 5548UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, IBM F	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UPM-B-F16	Nexus 5548UP with one Fibre Channel Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5548UPM-B-S48	N5548UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 48 port storage serv Licen	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596T	Nexus 5596T 2RU (Base PID)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596T-FA	Nexus 5596T 2RU, 2PS/4Fans, 32x10GT/16xSFP+ Fixed Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596T-NFA	Nexus 5596T Chassis(Port Side Exhaust), 2 PS and 4 Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596T=	Nexus 5596T 2RU, No PS, No Fans, For Service Only	N9K-C93120TX	Nexus 9300 with 96p 1/10G-T and 6p 40G QSFP	-
N5K-C5596UP	Nexus 5596 2RU Chassis, 2 PS, 5 Fans, 48 Fixed 10GE Ports	N5K-C56128P	Nexus 56128P 2RU Chassis, 48x10G SFP+, 4x40G QSFP+	-
N5K-C5596UP-B-S48	N5596UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 48 port storage serv Licen	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-BUN	N5596 Dummy PID - Not for use outside of N5K/N2K bundles	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-DEMO	Nexus 5596UP Chassis Demo Bundle, Not for Resale	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-FA	Nexus 5596UP 2RU Chassis, 2PS, 4 Fans, 48 Fixed 10GE Ports	N5K-C56128P	Nexus 56128P 2RU Chassis, 48x10G SFP+, 4x40G QSFP+	-
N5K-C5596UP-FA=	VOID	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-NFA	Nexus 5596 UP chassis, 2 PS and 4 Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-NFA-B	Nexus 5596 UP Chassis(Rev Port Side Inlet), 2 PS and 4 Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-OSM	Nexus 5596UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, OSM	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-OSM-IF	Nexus 5596UP Storage Solns Bundle, Full Stor Serv Lic, IBM F	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP-S=	5596UP 2RU Chassis SPARE, No PS, No Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UP=	^5596UP 2RU Chassis SPARE, No PS, No Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UPM-B-F16	Nexus 5596UP with one Fibre Channel Module	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UPM-B-F48	Nexus 5596UP with three Fibre Channel Modules	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-C5596UPM-B-S96	N5596UP Storage Solutions Bundle, 96 port storage serv Licen	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-UCS5548UP-FA	Nexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
VCE-N5K-5548	Nexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 Fans	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N55-8P-SSK9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5500 Storage License, 8 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N55-BAS1K9	Cisco ONE Layer 3 Base License for Nexus 5500 Platform	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N55-SERVICES1K9	Nexus 5500 Network Services (includes ITD, RISE)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N55-VMFEXK9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5500 series VM-FEX license	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5548-EL2-K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5548-FNPV-K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 FCoE NPV License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5596-EL2-K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N5596-FNPV-K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 FCoE NPV License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N6004-12Q-K9	Cisco ONE 96 Ports 40G Storage - Qty 8 of N55-8P-SSK9	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N55-8P-SSK9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5500 Storage Lic, 8 Ports (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N55-BAS1K9	Cisco ONE Layer 3 Base Lic for Nexus 5500 (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N55-LAN1K9	Cisco ONE Layer 3 License Nexus 5500 (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N55-SVCS1K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5500 Network Services (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N55-VMFEXK9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5500 series VM-FEX license (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N5548EL2-K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 Lic (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N5548FNPVK9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 FCoE NPV License (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N5596EL2-K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 Lic (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N5596FNPVK9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 FCoE NPV License (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-R-N6004-12Q-K9	Cisco ONE 96p40G Storage Qty 8 N55-8P-SSK9 (Ref, No License)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1A2ANEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5548	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1A2ANEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1A2PNEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1A2UNEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Upg-to Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5548	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1A2UNEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Upg-to Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1ANEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Add On Perpetual Nexus 5548 - Obsolete	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1ANEX55481K9=	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5548	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1ANEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Add On Perpetual Nexus 5596 - Obsolete	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1ANEX55961K9=	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1PNEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Nexus 5548 Foundation Perpetual License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1PNEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1UNEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Upg Perpetual Nexus 5548	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1UNEX55481K9=	Cisco ONE Upg-to Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5548	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1UNEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Upg Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F1UNEX55961K9=	Cisco ONE Upg-to Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F2ANEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5548	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F2ANEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F2PNEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5596	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F2UNEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Upg-to Foundation Nexus 5548 (pre own L2) Promo	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F2UNEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Upg-to Foundation Nexus 5596 (pre own L2) Promo	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F3UNEX55481K9	Cisco ONE Upg-to Foundation Nexus 5548 (pre own Ent) Promo	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1F3UNEX55961K9	Cisco ONE Upg-to Foundation Nexus 5596 (pre own Ent) Promo	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N55-8P-SSK9=	e-Delivery PID for Nexus 5500 Storage License, 8 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N55-BAS1K9	E-delivery for Layer 3 Base License for Nexus 5500 series	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N55-BAS1K9=	E-delivery for Layer 3 Base License for Nexus 5500 series	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N55-LAN1K9	E-delivery for Layer 3 Enterprise License Nexus 5500 series	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N55-LAN1K9=	E-delivery for Layer 3 Enterprise License Nexus 5500 series	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N55-VMFEXK9	E-Delivery Nexus 5500 series VM-FEX license	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N55-VMFEXK9=	E-Delivery Nexus 5500 series VM-FEX license	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N5548-EL2-PSSK9=	Limited Time E-Delivery Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N5548-EL2-SSK9	E-Delivery Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N5548-EL2-SSK9=	E-Delivery Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N5596-EL2-PSSK9=	Limited Time E-Delivery Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N5596-EL2-SSK9	E-Delivery Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N5596-EL2-SSK9=	E-Delivery Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
L-N6004-EL2P-SSK9=	Limited Time E-Delivery Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-16P-SSK9	16p Storage Protocol Services License, bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-32P-SSK9	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 32 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-32P-SSK9=	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 32 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-48P-SSK9	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 48 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-48PF-SSK9	48p Storage Protocol Services License, FEX bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-48PO-SSK9	48p Storage Protocol Services License, OSM	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-8P-SSK9	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 8 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-8P-SSK9=	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 8 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-96P-SSK9	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 96 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-96P-SSK9=	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 96 Ports	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-96PO-SSK9	Nexus 5500 Storage License, 96 Ports, OSM	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-BAS1K9-BUN	Layer 3 License for Nexus 5500 Platform	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-BAS1K9=	Layer 3 Base License for Nexus 5500 Platform	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-LAN1K9	Layer 3 License for Nexus 5500 Platform	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-LAN1K9-B	Layer 3 License for Nexus 5500 series	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-LAN1K9-IN=	Nexus 5500 Layer 3 Base Enterprise License, Spare	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-LAN1K9=	Layer 3 License for Nexus 5500 Platform	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-SERVICES1K9	Nexus 5500 Network Services (includes ITD, RISE)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N55-VMFEXK9=	Nexus 5500 series VM-FEX license	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-EL2-P-SSK9	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-EL2-P-SSK9=	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-EL2-SSK9=	Nexus 5548 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-FNPV-SSK9	Nexus 5548 FCoE NPV License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5548-FNPV-SSK9=	Nexus 5548 FCoE NPV License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-EL2-P-SSK9	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-EL2-P-SSK9=	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-EL2-SSK9=	Nexus 5596 Enhanced Layer 2 License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5596-FNPV-SSK9=	Nexus 5596 FCoE NPV License	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-5596-SBUN-P1	Inc L3 Base,LAN,Enhanced L2,DCNM,VM-FEX,64p Storage	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5K-5596-SBUN-P1=	Inc L3 Base,LAN,Enhanced L2,DCNM,VM-FEX,64p Storage	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-710N1.1=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(0)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-710N1.1B	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(0)N1(1b)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-710N1.1B=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(0)N1(1b)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-711N1.1	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(1)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-711N1.1=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(1)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-712N1.1	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(2)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-712N1.1=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(2)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-713N1.1	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(3)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-713N1.1=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(3)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-713N1.2=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(3)N1(2)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-714N1.1	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(4)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-714N1.1=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.1(4)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-730N1.1	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(0)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-730N1.1=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(0)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-731N1.1	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(1)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-731N1.1=	Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(1)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-732N1.1=	Nexus 5000 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(2)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N5KUK9-733N1.1=	^Nexus 5500 Base OS Software Rel 7.3(3)N1(1)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-

Product Migration Options

Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at: https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Switches through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.

Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.

The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.

Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a commercially reasonable effort; however, if there are discrepancies between the English version and the translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.

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