Product End-of-Life Notice

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the

Cisco Nexus 3500 Series Switches
EOL10885

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Nexus 3500
Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 7, 2016.
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 3500 Series Switches

Milestone Definition Date

End-of-Life Announcement The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a April 8, 2016
Date product is distributed to the general public.
End-of-Sale Date The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. October 7, 2016
The product is no longer for sale after this date.
Last Ship Date: The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract January 5, 2017
HW manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.

End of Routine Failure The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine October 7, 2017
Analysis Date: the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
HW

End of New Service For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, October 7, 2017
Attachment Date: this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the
HW equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.

End of Service Contract The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. January 2, 2021
Renewal Date:
HW
Last Date of Support: The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled October 31, 2021
HW 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.

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

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 Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Product Description Replacement Product Replacement Product Additional Information
Part Number Part Number Description
C1-N3K-C3548P Cisco ONE Nexus 3548, C1-N3K-C3548X Cisco ONE Nexus 3548X, -
48 SFP+ ports 48 SFP+ ports
N3K-C3524P-10G Nexus 3524, 24 10G Ports N3K-C3524P-10GX Nexus 3524x, 24 10G -
Ports
N3K-C3524P-10G= Nexus 3548 Chassis, 24 N3K-C3524P-10GX= Nexus 3524x, 24 10G -
Ports Licensed Spare Ports
N3K-C3524P-L3 Nexus 3548+L3, 24 Ports There is currently no - -
Licensed replacement product
available for this product.
N3K-C3524P-L3= Nexus 3548+L3, 24 Ports N3K-C3524P-10GX= Nexus 3524x, 24 10G -
Licensed Spare Ports
N3K-C3524P-SBUN Nexus 3548+SBUN, 24 There is currently no - -
Ports Licensed replacement product
available for this product.

N3K-C3548P-10G Nexus 3548, 48 SFP+ N3K-C3548P-10GX Nexus 3548-X 48 SFP+ -

ports ports, Enhanced
N3K-C3548P-10G= Nexus 3548, 48 SFP+ N3K-C3548P-10GX= Nexus 3548-X 48 SFP+ -
ports ports, Enhanced
N3K-C3548P-BA-L3A Nexus 3548+L3+Algo, Rev N3K-C3548-X-SPL3A Nexus 3548-X 48 SFP+ -
Airflow (port side intake), ports, Enhanced, L3 +
AC AlgoBoost (Promo)
N3K-C3548P-BD-L3A Nexus 3548+L3+Algo, Rev N3K-C3548-X-SPL3A Nexus 3548-X 48 SFP+ -
Airflow (port side intake), ports, Enhanced, L3 +
DC AlgoBoost (Promo)
N3K-C3548P-FA-L3A Nexus 3548+L3+Algo, Fwd N3K-C3548-X-SPL3A Nexus 3548-X 48 SFP+ -
Airflow (port side exhaust), ports, Enhanced, L3 +
AC AlgoBoost (Promo)
N3K-C3548P-FD-L3A Nexus 3548+L3+Algo, Fwd N3K-C3548-X-SPL3A Nexus 3548-X 48 SFP+ -
Airflow (port side exhaust), ports, Enhanced, L3 +
DC AlgoBoost (Promo)

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus 3500-X platform.

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
http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Nexus 3500 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: http://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:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

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