Cisco Catalyst 2960-X end of life: what now?

Cisco has announced end-of-sale for the Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR series, and support for them is being wound down. Check Cisco's end-of-life bulletin for the exact milestone dates for your part numbers. In practice, thousands of these switches are still doing their job well in offices, schools and government buildings, and there is no need to rip them all out at once.

Option 1: keep the switches you have and hold tested spares, so a failure means a quick swap rather than downtime. Option 2: expand or replace like-for-like with tested refurbished 2960-X units (for example WS-C2960X-48FPD-L or WS-C2960X-24PS-L), which keeps your configuration, stacking and spares consistent. Option 3: move to the Cisco Catalyst 9200 series, the current access switch, which supports stacking and modern features but needs a Cisco DNA subscription when bought new.

Most of our customers combine all three: keep the healthy 2960-X switches under AMC, use refurbished units to fill gaps, and introduce Catalyst 9200 switches at sites that need new capabilities or longer OEM support.

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