End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches
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EOL10891 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 30, 2017. 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 6000 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. | April 30, 2016 |
| End-of-Sale Date: | The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date. | April 30, 2017 |
| Last Ship Date: | The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. | July 30, 2017 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: | 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. | April 30, 2018 |
| End of Vulnerability/Security Support: | The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue. | April 29, 2020 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: | The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. | April 30, 2018 |
| End of New Service Attachment Date: | 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. | April 30, 2018 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: | The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | July 29, 2021 |
| Last Date of Support: | 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. | April 30, 2022 |
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-N6001-64T | Cisco ONE Nexus 6001, 1RUswitch, fixed48p 10GBASE-Tand4pQSFP+ | C1-N5596T-FA | Cisco ONE Nexus 5596T 2RU, 2PS/4Fans, 32x10GT/16xSFP+Fixed | - |
| C1-N6004-B-24Q | Cisco ONE Nexus 6004 EF, 24x40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle;6PS, 4 FAN | C1-N5696-B-24Q | Cisco ONE Nexus 5696Q Chassis 24x40GE FCoE Bundle, 6PS, 4 FAN | - |
| C1-N6004EF-4FEX-1G | Cisco ONE N6004 Chassis EF with 4 x 1G FEXe with FETs | C1-N5696Q-6FEX-1G | Cisco ONE N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| C1-N6004EF4FEX10G | Cisco One N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| C1-N6K-C6001-64P | Cisco One Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48P 10G SFP+, 4P QSFP+ | C1-N5K-C5672UP | Cisco OneNexus5672UP 1RU, 32x10G SFP+, 16pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+ | - |
| N6001P-2FEX-10G | N6001P Chassis with 2 x 10G FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-2FEX-10G | N5672UP Chassis with 2 x 10G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6001P-4FEX-10G | N6001P Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-4FEX-10G | N5672UP Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6001P-4FEX-10GT | N6001P Chassis with 4 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-4FEX-10GT | N5672UP Chassis with 4 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6001P-4FEX-1G | N6001P Chassis with 4 x 1G FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-4FEX-1G | N5672UP Chassis with 4 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6001P-6FEX-10G | N6001P Chassis with 6 x 10G FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-6FEX-10G | N5672UP Chassis with 6 x 10G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6001P-6FEX-10GT | N6001P Chassis with 6 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-6FEX-10GT | N5672UP Chassis with 6 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6001P-6FEX-1G | N6001P Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-6FEX-1G | N5672UP Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6001P-8FEX-1G | N6001P Chassis with 8 x 1G FEXes with FETs | N5672UP-8FEX-1G | N5672UP Chassis with 8 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004-96Q-BUN | 2K-6K Bundles- 6004 24 x 40GE Ports; 6PS, 4 FAN | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6004-B-24Q | Nexus 6004 EF chassis 24x40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle; 6PS, 4 FAN | N5696-B-24Q | Nexus 5696Q chassis 24x40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle; 6PS, 4 FAN | - |
| N6004-M12Q | Nexus 6004 EF Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE | N5696-M12Q | Nexus 5696Q Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE | - |
| N6004-M12Q-B | Nexus 6004 EF Chassis Module 12Q 40GE for Bundle | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6004-M12Q= | Nexus 6004 Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE, spare | N5696-M12Q= | Nexus 5696Q Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE | - |
| N6004EF-12FEX-1G | N6004 Chassis EF with 12 x 1G FEXe with FETs | N5696Q-12FEX-1G | N5696Q Chassis with 12 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004EF-24Q-B-LAB | N6004 demo bundle (Requires BU Approval - Lab use only) | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6004EF-4FEX-10G | N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs | N5696-N2300-BUN | Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle | - |
| N6004EF-4FEX-10GT | N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | N5696Q-8FEX-10GT | N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004EF-4FEX-1G | N6004 Chassis EF with 4 x 1G FEXe with FETs | N5696Q-6FEX-1G | N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004EF-6FEX-10G | N6004 Chassis with 6 x 10G FEXes with FETs | N5696-N2300-BUN | Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle | - |
| N6004EF-6FEX-10GT | N6004 Chassis with 6 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | N5696Q-8FEX-10GT | N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004EF-6FEX-1G | N6004 Chassis EF with 6 x 1G FEXe with FETs | N5696Q-6FEX-1G | N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004EF-8FEX-10G | N6004 Chassis with 8 x 10G FEXes with FETs | N5696-N2300-BUN | Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle | - |
| N6004EF-8FEX-10GT | N6004 Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | N5696Q-8FEX-10GT | N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004EF-8FEX-1G | N6004 Chassis EF with 8 x 1G FEXe with FETs | N5696Q-12FEX-1G | N5696Q Chassis with 12 x 1G FEXes with FETs | - |
| N6004EF-96Q-BUN | 2K-6K Bundles- 6004 EF 24 x 40GE Ports; 6PS, 4 FAN | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6004X-M20UP | Nexus 6004 Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC | N5696-M20UP | Nexus 5696Q Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC | - |
| N6004X-M20UP= | Nexus 6004 Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC | N5696-M20UP= | Nexus 5696Q Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC | - |
| N6K-C6001-64P | Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G SFP+ and 4p QSFP+ | N5K-C5672UP-16G | Nexus 5672UP 1RU, 24x10G SFP+, 24pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+ | - |
| N6K-C6001-64P-BUN | N6K-C6001-64P Chassis used in N6K-N2K Bundles | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6K-C6001-64P-NFR | Nexus 6001 Chassis Demo bundle, not for resale | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6K-C6001-64P= | Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G SFP+ and 4p QSFP+ | N5K-C5672UP | Nexus 5672UP 1RU, 32x10G SFP+, 16pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+ | - |
| N6K-C6001-64T | Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G BASE-T and 4p QSFP+ | N5K-C5596T-FA | Nexus 5596T 2RU, 2PS/4Fans, 32x10GT/16xSFP+ Fixed Ports | - |
| N6K-C6001-64T= | Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G BASE-T and 4p QSFP+ | N5K-C5596T= | Nexus 5596T 2RU, No PS, No Fans, For Service Only | - |
| N6K-C6001-ACC-KIT | Nexus 6001, 1RU Accessory Kit | N5672-ACC-KIT | Nexus 5672 Chassis Accessory Kit | - |
| N6K-C6001-ACC-KIT= | Nexus 6001, 1RU Accessory Kit | N5672-ACC-KIT= | Nexus 5672 Chassis Accessory Kit | - |
| N6K-C6001P-C | Nexus 6001P Chassis with License and SW Image for comcast | N5K-C5672UP-C | Nexus 5672UP Chassis with License and SW image for comcast | - |
| N6K-C6004-ACC-KIT | Nexus 6004 Chassis Accessory Kit | N5696-ACC-KIT | Nexus 5696Q Chassis Accessory Kit | - |
| N6K-C6004-ACC-KIT= | Nexus 6004 Chassis Accessory Kit, spare | N5696-ACC-KIT= | Nexus 5696Q Chassis Accessory Kit | - |
| N6K-C6004-FAN-B | Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow. | N5K-C5696-FAN-B | Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow | - |
| N6K-C6004-FAN-B= | Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow, spare | N5K-C5696-FAN-B= | Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow | - |
| N6K-C6004-FAN-F | Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Front to Back Airflow | N5K-C5696-FAN | Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Front to Back Airflow | - |
| N6K-C6004-FAN-F= | Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Front to Back Airflow, spare | N5K-C5696-FAN= | Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Front to back Airflow, Spare | - |
| N6K-C6004-M-BLNK | Nexus 6004 Module Blank Cover | N5K-C5696-M-BLNK | Nexus 5696Q Module Blank Cover | - |
| N6K-C6004-M-BLNK= | Nexus 6004 Module Blank Cover, spare | N5K-C5696-M-BLNK= | Nexus 5696Q Module Blank Cover | - |
| N6K-C6004= | Nexus 6004 EF Chassis Bare | N5K-C5696Q= | Nexus 5696Q Bare Chassis (No Fans/PSU) | - |
| N6K-C6004EF | Nexus 6004 EF Chassis 6 PSU, 4 FAN (No LEMs) | N5K-C5696Q | Nexus 5696Q Chassis 6PS, 4 FAN VxLAN | - |
| N6K-C6004EF-C | Nexus 6004EF Chassis with license and SW image for comcast | N5K-C5696Q-C | Nexus 5696Q Chassis with license and SW image for comcast | - |
| N6K-PS-BLANK | Nexus 6004 Power Supply Blank Cover | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6K-PS-BLANK= | Nexus 6004 Power Supply Blank Cover | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| C1A1PNEX60041K9 | Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual - Nexus 6004 | C1A2PNEX56961K9 | Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5696 | - |
| C1A2PNEX60001K9 | Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 6001 | C1A2PNEX56721K9 | Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5672 | - |
| C1F1PNEX60041K9 | Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual - Nexus 6004 | C1F2PNEX56961K9 | Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5696 | - |
| C1F2PNEX60001K9 | Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 6001 | C1F2PNEX56721K9 | Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5672 | - |
| DCNM-LAN-N61-K9 | DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6001 switches | DCNM-LAN-N5K-K9 | DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 5000 | - |
| DCNM-LAN-N64-K9 | DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6004 switches | DCNM-LAN-N5K-K9 | DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 5000 | - |
| DCNM-LS-N61-K9 | DCNM for SAN and LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6001 switches | DCNM-LAN-N5K-K9 | DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 5000 | - |
| DCNM-SAN-N61-K9 | DCNM for SAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6001 switches | DCNM-SAN-N5K-K9 | DCNM for SAN License for Nexus 5000 | - |
| DCNM-SAN-N64-K9 | DCNM for SAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6004 switches | DCNM-SAN-N5K-K9 | DCNM for SAN License for Nexus 5000 | - |
| N6001-16PP-SSK9 | Nexus Promo 6001 Storage License, 16x10G ports or 4x40G port | N56-16P-SSK9 | Nexus 5600 Series 16 Port Storage License | - |
| N6001-64P-SSK9 | Nexus 6001 Storage License, 64-ports 10G or 16-ports 40G | N5672-72P-SSK9 | Nexus 5672 Chassis Storage License | - |
| N6001-DFA-BUN-P1 | Nexus 6001 DFA Bundle-Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2, DCNM-LAN | N5672-DFA-BUN-P1 | Nexus 5672 DFA Bundle-Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2, DCNM-LAN | - |
| N6001-EL2-SSK9 | Nexus 6001 Enhanced Layer 2 License | N5672-EL2-P-SSK9 | Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5672 Enhanced Layer 2 License | - |
| N6001-EL2P-SSK9 | Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 6001 Enhanced Layer 2 License | N5672-EL2-P-SSK9 | Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5672 Enhanced Layer 2 License | - |
| N6001-LAN1K9 | Layer 3 License for Nexus 6001 Platform | N56-LAN1K9-P | Limited Time Promotion for Nexus 5600 Series LAN Enterprise | - |
| N6001-LAN1K9-P | Promo Layer 3 License for Nexus 6001 Platform | N56-LAN1K9-P | Limited Time Promotion for Nexus 5600 Series LAN Enterprise | - |
| N6001-SBUN-P1 | Nexus 6001 SBUN;L3, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 64p 10G Storage, EL2 | N5672-SBUN-P1 | Nexus5672 SBUN;L3, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 72 Ports10G Storage, EL2 | - |
| N6004-12Q-LIC | N6004 Platform12 x 40G ports License; For slot 3 and 4 | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6004-12Q-SSK9 | Nexus 6004 Storage License, 12-ports 40G or 48-ports 10G | N56-12Q-P-SSK9 | Nexus 5600 Promo Storage Lic, 12-ports 40G or 48-ports 10G | - |
| N6004-24Q-LIC-P | Promotional 24 40GE Port License on the Norcal 6004 | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6004-4Q-SSK9-P | Nexus 6004 Promo Storage License 4-ports 40G or 16-ports 10G | N56-4Q-P-SSK9 | Nexus 5600 Promo Storage Lic, 4-ports 40G or 16-ports 10G | - |
| N6004-DFA-BUN-P1 | Nexus 6004 DFA Bundle-Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2, DCNM-LAN | N5696-DFA-BUN-P1 | Nexus 5696 DFA Bundle-Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2 | - |
| N6004-EL2-SSK9 | Nexus 6004 Enhanced Layer 2 License | N5696-EL2P-SSK9 | Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5696Q Enhanced Layer 2 License | - |
| N6004-LAN1K9 | Layer 3 License for Nexus 6004 Platform | N56-LAN1K9 | Nexus 5600 Series LAN Enterprise License | - |
| N6004-SBUN-P1 | Nexus 6004 SBUN;LAN, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2 | N5696-SBUN-P1 | Nexus 5696 SBUN;LAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2, DCNM | - |
| N6004-SBUN-P1-L | Nexus 6004 SBUN Lite-Promo;LAN, DCNM-LAN, 24p 40G Storage, EL2 | N5696-SBUN-P1 | Nexus 5696 SBUN;LAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2, DCNM | - |
| N6004-SBUN-P2 | Nexus 6004 Promotion SBUN;LAN, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 96ports 40G, EL2 | N5696-SBUN-P1 | Nexus 5696 SBUN;LAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2, DCNM | - |
| N6K-20P-SSK9 | Nexus 6004 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM | N56-20PP-SSK9 | Promotion Nexus 5696Q 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM | - |
| N6K-20PP-SSK9 | Promotion Nexus 6004 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM | N56-20PP-SSK9 | Promotion Nexus 5696Q 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM | - |
| N6K-BAS1K9 | Layer 3 Base License for Nexus 6000 Platform | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| N6K-DFA-P1 | Nexus DFA production support | N5K-DFA-P1 | Nexus DFA production support | - |
| N6K-FNPV-SSK9 | Nexus 6000 FCoE NPV License | N56-FNPV-SSK9 | Nexus 5600 FNPV License | - |
| N6K-VMFEXK9 | Nexus 6000 series VM-FEX license | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus 5600 platform switches.
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 6000 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
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