Cisco EOSL dates

Cisco Catalyst 2960-L end of service life: October 31, 2026.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-L reaches end of service life on October 31, 2026. After that Cisco stops selling support contracts. Third-party maintenance covers it for 3 to 5+ years past that date.

2026-10-31
Cisco EOSL date
1 months left
Status today
3 to 5+ yrs
Post-EOSL coverage with us
40 to 70%
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What changes at EOSL

The Catalyst 2960-L keeps working. Cisco just stops answering.

End of service life is the date Cisco stops selling support contracts for the Catalyst 2960-L. It is a commercial decision, not a technical one. The network still runs, its failure modes are well documented, and spares are available on the secondary market.

We keep Catalyst 2960-L spares in stock and support the platform for 3 to 5+ years past October 31, 2026 with in-house L3+ engineers 24/7/365, a 4-hour on-site SLA, and month-to-month terms. Most customers use that window to refresh on their own schedule instead of Cisco's.

EoS 2021-10-31; EOL13611

Data center hardware that loses OEM support in 2026 →

Source: Cisco's own lifecycle record. View source Dates can change. Confirm for your serial numbers before you plan around it.

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