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

17 part numbers are covered.

Part numberDescription
UCSC-10PK-C225M6 MULTIPACK: 10PK C225M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drv,1U
UCSC-10PK-C225M6N MULTIPACK: 10PK C225M6 Rack w/oCPU, mem, drv, 1Uw10NVMe bkpl
UCSC-10PK-C225M6S MULTIPACK: 10PK C225M6 Rack w/oCPU,mem,drv,1UwSFF 10HDD bkpl
UCSC-5PK-C245M6 MULTIPACK: 5PK C245M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drv, 2U
UCSC-5PK-C245M6SX MULTIPACK: 5PK C245M6 Rack w/oCPU, mem, drv, 2U w/24HDD bkpl
UCSC-C225-M6N UCS C225 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 1U w10NVMe backplane
UCSC-C225-M6N++= UCS C225 M6 Rack with CPU, HS, Mem, PSU, 1U 10NVMe,TAA
UCSC-C225-M6N= UCS C225 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 1U w10NVMe backplane
UCSC-C225-M6N-CH DISTI: UCS C225 M6 Rack w/o CPU,mem,drv, 1U w/10NVMe bkpln
UCSC-C225-M6S UCS C225 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drv, 1U wSFF 10HDD backplane
UCSC-C225-M6S++= UCS C225 M6 Rack with CPU, HS, Mem, PSU, 1U 10SFF,TAA
UCSC-C225-M6S= UCS C225 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drv, 1U wSFF 10HDD backplane
UCSC-C225-M6S-CH DISTI: UCS C225M6 Rack w/o CPU,mem,drv 1U SFF w/10HDD bkpln
UCSC-C245-M6SX UCS C245 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2U w/24HDD backplane
UCSC-C245-M6SX++= UCS C245 M6 Rack with CPU, HS, Mem, PSU, 2U 24SFF, TAA
UCSC-C245-M6SX= UCS C245 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2U w/24HDD backplane
UCSC-C245-M6SX-CH DISTI: UCS C245 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drv, 2U w/24HDD bkpln

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 UCS C225 M6 and C245 M6 Rack Servers. Retrieved 25 October 2026. Manufacturers sometimes revise these dates; check the source for the exact part number you run.