Overview 

This document defines the end-of-sale and end-of-life milestones for the Nexus 9300 Series 9396TX switch. The last date to order the affected products was May 1, 2018. Support continues under active service contracts according to the lifecycle dates shown below.

Lifecycle Milestones

Milestone Description Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date Official notice of end-of-sale and end-of-life May 1, 2017
End-of-Sale Date Last date to place new hardware orders May 1, 2018
Last Ship Date Last possible ship date July 30, 2018
End of Software Maintenance Releases Last date for final maintenance updates or fixes May 1, 2019
End of Routine Failure Analysis Last date for routine hardware failure analysis May 1, 2019
End of New Service Attachment Last date to attach new service contracts May 1, 2019
End of Vulnerability and Security Support Last date for planned security support April 30, 2023
End of Service Contract Renewal Last date to renew or extend service contracts July 30, 2022
Last Date of Support Final date to receive service and support April 30, 2023

End-of-Sale Products and Replacement Options

End-of-Sale Product Part Number Product Description Replacement Product Part Number Replacement Product Description
C1-N9K-C9396TX Cisco ONE Nexus 9300 48p 1/10GBASE-T & 1 uplink module required - -
C1-N9K-C9396TX-BUN Cisco ONE Nexus 9396TX bundle PID - -
C1-N9K-C9396TXB18Q ONE 2 Nexus 9396TX with 8 QSFP-40G-SR-BD - -
N9K-C9396TX Nexus 9300 48p 1/10GBASE-T & additional uplink module required - -
N9K-C9396TX-B18Q 2 Nexus 9396TX with 8 QSFP-40G-SR-BD - -
N9K-C9396TX-BUN Nexus 9396TX bundle PID - -
N9K-C9396TX= Nexus 9K, 48p 1/10G-T, Spare (No uplink mod, Acc kit, PS & fan) - -

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