Milestone dates

The dates Cisco published, with Cisco's own wording under each milestone.

MilestoneDate
End of saleCisco: End-of-Sale Date: HW
Last ship dateCisco: Last Ship Date: HW
End of software maintenanceCisco: End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW
End of hardware repairCisco: End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW
End of new service contractsCisco: End of New Service Attachment Date: HW
End of service contract renewalCisco: End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
End of security fixesCisco: End of Vulnerability/Security Support: HW
Last date of supportCisco: Last Date of Support: HW

Affected part numbers

4 part numbers are covered.

Part numberDescription
N9K-X9736C-FX= Nexus 9500 36p 100G NX-OS Agg, ACI Spine, MACSec line card
N9K-X9736Q-FX= Nexus 9500 NXOS Agg, ACI Spine, MACSEC, 36p 40G QSFP
N9K-X9736C-FX Nexus 9500 36p 100G NX-OS Agg, ACI Spine, MACSec line card
N9K-X9736Q-FX Nexus 9500 NXOS Agg, ACI Spine, MACSEC, 36p 40G QSFP

Upgrade path

Cisco does not name a replacement part number in this announcement. Browse current Cisco products, or send your existing part numbers with a quote request and we will propose a new current model.

Source

Cisco: End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco N9500 Cloud-scale line-cards. Retrieved 25 October 2026. Manufacturers sometimes revise these dates; check the source for the exact part number you run.