Lifecycle record

SW-UCSE-VM-5-5-K9 EOL & EOSL Dates

Cisco VMware Vsphere Hypervisor (ESXi) v5.5 software for UCS E

Lifecycle status

End of Support (EOL Completed)

SW-UCSE-VM-5-5-K9 reached its last date of support on 2020-12-31. Cisco support services are no longer available for this model. Recommended replacement: SW-UCSE-VM-6-0-K9.

Last checked: 2026-06-16

EOL & EOSL Dates and Details

End-of-Life Announcement (EOL) 2016-09-09
End of Sale (EOS) 2017-12-09
End of Service Life (EOSL) 2022-12-31
Manufacturer Cisco
Category Servers
Product Series Cisco UCS E-Series
Part Number SW-UCSE-VM-5-5-K9
Model Number SW-UCSE-VM-5.5-K9=
Release Date -
Replacement Part Number SW-UCSE-VM-6-0-K9
Replacement Product Name Cisco VMware Vsphere Hypervisor (ESXi) v6.0 software for UCS E

Lifecycle Timeline

Recorded lifecycle milestones in date order.

  • End-of-Life Announcement (EOL)
    2016-09-09


  • End of Sale (EOS)
    2017-12-09


  • Last Ship Date
    2018-03-10


  • End of SW Maintenance
    2018-12-09


  • End of Service Contract Renewal
    2020-03-09


  • Last Date of Support
    2020-12-31


  • End of Service Life (EOSL)
    2022-12-31

Additional Information

Support milestones and the official source recorded for this model.

Last Ship Date: HW, License 2018-03-10
Last Ship Date: HW 2018-03-09
End Of New Service Attachment Date: App. SW, HW 2018-12-09
End Of SW Maintenance Releases Date: App. SW, HW 2018-12-09
End Of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW 2018-12-09
End Of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW 2022-03-09
End Of Service Contract Renewal Date: App. SW 2020-03-09
Last Date Of Support: HW 2022-12-31
Last Date Of Support: App. SW 2020-12-31
Official EOL Notice View Official EOL Documentation

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