Cisco WS-C6506-E EOS / EOL notice

[chris_tan]

Hi all,

Looking for a cisco URL where show the C6506-E End-of-Life and End-of-Sale informations.

On top of it, where can i see a list of all others products same EOS / EOL info?

Thanks.

Regards,

Christopher

[Leo Laohoo]

6500E chassis are not EoS.  The plain 6500 are.  Here's the link:

End-of-Sale Models

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[chris_tan]

Thanks for the link. It is helpfull.

Is there a URL where show the future date on those EOS / EOL products? where it can be very usefull for my product life cycle budget.

[Leo Laohoo]

The "E" series chassis still have alot of life to go, up to 2020.  Cisco is even about to unviel a new Supervisor engine by 3rd Quarter of 2011 called the Sup2T.  Read more below (start from page 18).

http://www.cisco.com/web/AP/partners/assets/docs/Day1_03a_Catalyst_Update.pdf

Here's a tip:  Stay away from the 6708-10G because it won't be supported on the new Sup2T.

[Muhammad Kashif Siddiqui]

Hi Leo,

Even after 5 years of this post....I believe Cisco has still not announced EOL for below

switches. Your confirmation is required or if cisco has announced then please share the document.

1- 6506-E

2- 6509-E

Thanks/Regards

[Leo Laohoo]

Cisco has not yet announced the EoS/EoL for the 6500E chassis, however, it is rumoured (yet again) the announcement will be made in the next 12 months. 

Cisco wants everyone to start migrating to the 6807X/6880X and the 6840X.  

There is NO MORE GROWTH with the 6500E chassis.  The last-and-final supervisor card the chassis can support is the Sup2T.  This means that when Cisco releases a new supervisor card in 2016, the chassis will no longer be able to support it.

[Muhammad Kashif Siddiqui]

Thanks...I just wanted the confirmation....

[nyma ardalan]

thanks for the info.

is there any official cisco documents, that have EOL  for WS-C6509-V-E, 

I also wanted confirmation. 

[Leo Laohoo]

is there any official cisco documents, that have EOL  for WS-C6509-V-E, 

As of January 2016, there is still no notice (from HERE). 

New supervisor card, Sup6T, will be announced in the next few weeks.  

[jackehrmiller]

All of Cisco's EOL announcements are in the future, usually several years.  The 6500-E chassis have not been announced yet, and are still for sale.  You can count on at least 3 to 5 years of support for these.