End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3550-F and Nexus 3550-H Switches and Accessories

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Overview

EOL14874 - Amended

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Nexus 3550-F and Nexus 3550-H Switches and Accessories. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 10, 2023. 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.

End-of-life milestones

Table 1.      End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Nexus 3550-F and Nexus 3550-H Switches and Accessories

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.

October 10, 2022

End-of-Sale Date:
HW

The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.

April 10, 2023

Last Ship Date:
HW

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 9, 2023

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
HW

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 9, 2024

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.

April 30, 2028

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.

April 9, 2024

End of New Service Attachment Date:
HW

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 9, 2024

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.

July 6, 2027

Last Date of Support:
HW

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, 2028

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

Product part numbers

Table 2.      Product part numbers affected by this announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number

Product Description

N35-F-48X

Nexus 3550-F Modular Layer 1 Matrix Switch

N35-F-48X=

Nexus 3550-F Modular Layer 1 Matrix Switch

N35-F-ACK

Nexus 3550-F accessory kit

N35-F-ACK=

Nexus 3550-F accessory kit

N35-F-FAN-PE

Nexus 3550-F fan module, port-side exhaust

N35-F-FAN-PE=

Nexus 3550-F fan module, port-side exhaust

N35-F-FAN-PI

Nexus 3550-F fan module, port-side intake

N35-F-FAN-PI=

Nexus 3550-F fan module, port-side intake

N35-F-KU115

Nexus 3550-F FPGA Module

N35-F-KU115-OPT

Nexus 3550-F KU115 FPGA internal module

N35-F-KU115-OPT=

Nexus 3550-F KU115 FPGA internal module

N35-F-KU115=

Nexus 3550-F FPGA Module

N35-F-KUHPT

Nexus 3550-F Fusion HPT FPGA internal module

N35-F-KUHPT=

Nexus 3550-F Fusion HPT FPGA internal module

N35-F-PAC-PE

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-F-PAC-PE2

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-F-PAC-PE2=

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-F-PAC-PE=

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-F-PAC-PI

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side intake

N35-F-PAC-PI2

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side intake

N35-F-PAC-PI2=

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side intake

N35-F-PAC-PI=

Nexus 3550-F AC power supply, port-side intake

N35-F-SKL

Nexus 3550-F X86 Module

N35-F-SKL=

Nexus 3550-F X86 Module

N35-F-X16P

Nexus 3550-F 16-port SFP line card

N35-F-X16P=

Nexus 3550-F 16-port SFP line card

N35-F-X4Q

Nexus 3550-F 4-port QSFP line card

N35-F-X4Q=

Nexus 3550-F 4-port QSFP line card

N35-FHPT-48X

Nexus 3550-F High Precision Timestamping switch

N35-FHPT-48X=

Nexus 3550-F High Precision Timestamping switch

N35-FM-48X

Nexus 3550-F Programmable Multiplexer Switch

N35-FM-48X=

Nexus 3550-F Programmable Multiplexer Switch

N35-FS-48X

Nexus 3550-F Programmable Layer 2 Application Platform

N35-FS-48X=

Nexus 3550-F Programmable Layer 2 Application Platform

N35-H-144X

Nexus 3550-H High-density Layer 1-144 Switch

N35-H-144X=

Nexus 3550-H High-density Layer 1-144 Switch

N35-H-160X

Nexus 3550-H High-density Layer 1-160 Switch

N35-H-160X=

Nexus 3550-H High-density Layer 1-160 Switch

N35-H-ACK

Nexus 3550-H accessory kit

N35-H-ACK=

Nexus 3550-H accessory kit

N35-H-FAN-PE

Nexus 3550-H fan module, port-side exhaust

N35-H-FAN-PE=

Nexus 3550-H fan module, port-side exhaust

N35-H-FAN-PI

Nexus 3550-H fan module, port-side intake

N35-H-FAN-PI=

Nexus 3550-H fan module, port-side intake

N35-H-PAC-PE

Nexus 3550-H AC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-H-PAC-PE=

Nexus 3550-H AC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-H-PAC-PI

Nexus 3550-H AC power supply, port-side intake

N35-H-PAC-PI=

Nexus 3550-H AC power supply, port-side intake

EXA-FHPT-48X

Nexus 3550-F Fusion High Precision Timestamping switch - EXA

EXA-FHPT-48X=

Nexus 3550-F Fusion High Precision Timestamping switch - EXA

EXA-F-48X

Nexus 3550-F Fusion Layer 1 switch - EXA

EXA-F-48X=

Nexus 3550-F Fusion Layer 1 switch - EXA

EXA-FM-48X

Nexus 3550-F Fusion Multiplexer - EXA

EXA-FM-48X=

Nexus 3550-F Fusion Multiplexer - EXA

EXA-FS-48X

Nexus 3550-F Fusion Layer 2 switch - EXA

EXA-FS-48X=

Nexus 3550-F Fusion Layer 2 switch - EXA

N35-F-PDC-PE

Nexus 3550-F DC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-F-PDC-PE=

Nexus 3550-F DC power supply, port-side exhaust

N35-F-PDC-PI

Nexus 3550-F DC power supply, port-side intake

N35-F-PDC-PI=

Nexus 3550-F DC power supply, port-side intake

Product migration options

There is no replacement available for the Cisco Nexus 3550-F and Nexus 3550-H Switches and Accessories at this time.

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 3550-F and Nexus 3550-H Switches and Accessories 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/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: https://cway.cisco.com/mynotifications.

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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