MS225 End of Support

[Mateen1]

Hi team, 

I am unable to find exact reference link for MS225 EoS details. In Meraki EoL website MS220 Series is given but I am not confirm.

Please share.

[RaphaelL]

The MS225 are not EOL. 

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Other_Topics/Meraki_End-of-Life_(EOL)_Produc...

[Mateen1]

Can you please see the screenshot i have taken from the MS220 Series..it has replacement part number.

 

[RaphaelL]

MS220 is replaced by MS225.

The document doesn't state that the MS225 is EOL and it isnt.

[Mateen1]

I am sorry , little confused what's the meaning of Sterik * above MS225. also, Is not  series of MS220??

[Mateen1]

 what i understand by that statement is replacement of MS225 is MS120??

[RaphaelL]

No. The MS225 is NOT EOL. It has no replacement

MS220 is replaced by MS120/MS225 as mentionned in your document : 

The following products, which are functionally equivalent, will replace the above
products:

[cmr · Accepted solution]

*Replacement product has been updated. Please refer to next line for current functionally equivalent product.

It means that originally the MS220 replacement was considered to be the MS225, but when the MS120 was released, the MS220 replacement is now considered to be the MS120.

Both the MS225 and MS120 are current products without an end of sale announced.

Personally I would say that the MS120 is the direct replacement for MS220 8 port switches, whereas the MS210 could be the direct replacement for MS220 24 and 48 port switches as the MS220 and MS210 both support the (now discontinued) RPS2300.  However the MS210 supports stacking, whereas the MS220 did not, so the MS120-24 and 48 could be considered direct replacements.

The MS225 is better than the MS220 in every way, adding both stacking and SFP+ ports in place of the SFP ports on the MS220.

[BlakeRichardson]

I hope not still purchasing MS225's 😁

[Mateen1]

Thank you for support!

[MS225_SW_EOL]

HI Meraki Team, We have Meraki MS225-48FP switch. Is it EOL or not. If not what is last EOS date  ?

[cmr]

Hi @MS225_SW_EOL the switch you mentioned is not end of sale and no end of life announcement has yet been made for it.

[MS225_SW_EOL]

Hi @cmr  Thanks for your input. When this switch model was launched.

[cmr]

The MS225 and 250 ranges were announced in early December of 2016.

[MS225_SW_EOL]

Can you please to suggest latest model for MS225 if we are planning for replacement ?

[cmr]

There isn't one yet!  The direction of travel is to use the Catalyst hardware such as C9200 and C9300.  The C9300 is equivalent to an MS350/MS355 and the C9200 is more like an MS210/MS225/MS250.  However, though they are much better than how the MS390 started, they are not fully finished as of yet.

[MS225_SW_EOL]

What is replacement model meraki switch for MS220 and MS320 ?

[cmr]

MS225 and MS250

[PaulITGuy7]

Meraki really needs to reword their MX220 EOL document. It is unclear for humans reading the document. It is also unclear for AI tools that use large language models. All references to MS225 should be removed from MS220 EOL document. When I ask AI search engines like Gemini (Google) or Co-Pilot (Microsoft) they give wrong or uncertain answers. Another possible solution is to add the MS225 to the EOL page with a TBA or an estimated EOL date like 2035.

From Gemini:

There seems to be conflicting information about the EOL date for the Meraki MS225.

Some sources indicate that the MS225 has no replacement and is not EOL. However, other sources suggest that the MS225 was replaced by the MS120/MS225 and that the end-of-sale date was July 29, 2017, with an end-of-support date of July 29, 2024.

Therefore, it is unclear whether the MS225 is still supported. If you are using the MS225, it is recommended that you contact Meraki support for clarification.

From Co-Pilot:

The end-of-life (EOL) date for the Meraki MS225-48FP is July 29, 2024[1]. This means that after this date, the product will no longer be supported by Cisco Meraki.

Is there anything else you need help with regarding Meraki products?

References

[1] MODEL NUMBER DESCRIPTION - Cisco Meraki

[cmr]

To be honest the documents are clear to me and most humans.  AI *might* be good in the future, but it's really just a best guess at the moment.

[PaulITGuy7]

The current document is not clear enough. As evidence, I present the existence of this thread. If the document was sufficiently clear this thread would not exist.

[Ferguson79]

See screen shot below, its stating the both products below will replace the above products, meaning the MS120 (now EOS replaced by MS130) and the MS225 would be a viable recommended replacement. The MS225 does have an * next to it, which is noted at the bottom of the document saying (* Please refer to the next line for current functionality equivalent) this is because the MS225 would be a good recommendation, but is also Static Layer 3, while the MS120 is layer 2, similar to the MS220. Current there is not EOS announcement for the MS225 series switches.