EoS and EoL Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9300 Series 93128TX Switch

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Cisco Nexus 9300 Series 93128TX Switch has been announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life model.

The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 30, 2017.

Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table1 of the EoL bulletin.

Table1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s).
Table2 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.

Table1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Nexus 9300 Series 93128TX Switch

Milestone	Definition	Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date	The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is distributed to the general public.	May 1, 2017
End-of-Sale Date: HW	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	October 30, 2017
Last Ship Date: HW	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	January 28, 2018
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.	October 30, 2018
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.	October 30, 2018
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW	For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.	October 30, 2018
End of Vulnerability/Security Support: HW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.	October 29, 2020
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	January 25, 2022
Last Date of Support: HW	The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled 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.	October 31, 2022

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

Table2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description	Additional Information
C1-N9K-C93128TX	Cisco ONE Nexus 9300 96p 1/10G-T and 1 uplink module slot	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX	Nexus 9300 96p 1/10G-T & additional uplink module req.	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX-B18Q	2 Nexus 93128TX with 8 QSFP-40G-SR-BD	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX-BA	Nexus 93128TX, cold air intake	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX-BA-L3	Nexus 93128TX, cold air intake, Enhanced L3	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX-BUN	Nexus 93128TX bundle PID	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX-FA-L3	Nexus 93128TX, hot air exhaust, Enhanced L3	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX2	Nexus 9300 (2 RU) with 96p 1/10G-T and 8p 40G QSFP+	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX2=	Nexus 9300 (2 RU) with 96p 1/10G-T and 8p 40G QSFP+	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–
N9K-C93128TX=	Nexus 9K,96p 1/10G-T,Spare (No Uplink mod, Acc kit, PS & fan)	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.	–	–

More about the Three Cisco Nexus 9300 Models: Overview

Product Migration Options: Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus N9K-C93120TX Switch. Information about these products can be found at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/datasheet-listing.html.