Overview

This notice shows the official end‑of‑sale and end‑of‑life details for the N3K‑C3172PQ and N3K‑C3172PQ‑XL Switches. The last day to order the affected products was February 25, 2022. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support under their existing service terms through the dates shown below.


End‑of‑Life Milestones

Milestone Definition Date
End‑of‑Life Announcement Date The date the document announcing the end‑of‑sale and end‑of‑life of the product is distributed to the general public February 25, 2021
End‑of‑Sale Date The last date to order the product through official channels; product no longer for sale after this date February 25, 2022
Last Ship Date The last possible shipment date that can be requested; actual ship date dependent on lead time May 27, 2022
End of Software Maintenance Releases The last date that engineering may release any final software maintenance or bug fixes February 25, 2023
End of Vulnerability/Security Support The last date that scheduled software remedies or fixes for security issues may be released February 24, 2025
End of Routine Failure Analysis The last possible date a routine hardware failure analysis may be performed February 25, 2023
End of New Service Attachment The last date to add a new service contract or add coverage to an existing contract February 25, 2023
End of Service Contract Renewal The last date to extend or renew an existing service contract May 26, 2026
Last Date of Support The final date to receive any applicable support services February 28, 2027

Affected and Replacement Products

End‑of‑Sale Product Part Number Product Description Replacement Product Part Number Replacement Product Description
N3K‑C3172PQ‑10GE Nexus 3172P, 48 x SFP+ and 6 QSFP+ ports N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑10GE= Nexus 3172P, 48 x SFP+ and 6 QSFP+ ports N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑4BD Nexus 3172PQ and 4 Bidi bundle N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑6BD Nexus 3172PQ and 6 QSFP Bidi bundle N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑OE Nexus 3172PQ Switch, Open Environment N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑OE= Nexus 3172PQ OE Switch N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑XL Nexus 3172PQ‑XL, 48 x SFP+ & 6 QSFP+ ports, extended memory N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑XL‑4BD Nexus 3172PQ‑XL and 4 Bidi bundle N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑XL‑OE Nexus 3172PQ‑XL OE Switch, 48xSFP+ & 6xQSFP+, Open Env N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑XL‑OE= Nexus 3172PQ‑XL OE Switch, 48xSFP+ & 6xQSFP+, Open Env N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑XL= Nexus 3172PQ‑XL, 48 x SFP+ & 6 QSFP+ ports, extended memory N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑ZC Nexus 3172PQ Special Bundle with L3 N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑ZZ Nexus 3172PQ and 6 QSFP ZZ bundle N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172‑BD‑L3 Nexus 3172PQ, Rev Airflow, DC P/S, LAN Enterprise N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172‑FA‑L3 Nexus 3172PQ, Fwd Airflow, AC P/S, LAN Enterprise N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172‑FD‑L3 Nexus 3172PQ, Fwd Airflow, DC P/S, LAN Enterprise N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE
N3K‑C3172PQ‑10GE++ Nexus 3172P, 48 x SFP+ and 6 QSFP+ (TAA) N9K‑C93180YC‑FX3 Nexus 9300 48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G, MACsec, SyncE

Support Impact

  • Orders for the listed products were accepted only until the end‑of‑sale date.
  • Shipments could occur up to the last ship date, depending on lead time and availability.
  • Software maintenance and routine hardware failure analysis support ended on their respective milestone dates.
  • Security and vulnerability support remain available until the last date of support.
  • After the final support date, no official support services are available.

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