Cisco 2911

Network · 2U Rack

Lifecycle confidence: ●●●●○ · Last refreshed 2026-05-29

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Lifecycle

Released: 2009-07-01
General Availability: 2009-07-01
End of Sale: 2017-12-09
End of Support: 2022-12-31
End of Service Life: 2022-12-31

EOSL

Failure Outlook

Age: 16.0 years

Failure likelihood: 78%

Likely to fail (most → least)

Fan assembly (high RPM, dust accumulation)
CMOS/RTC battery (clock drift after 5+ years)
Compact Flash storage (wear-out)
Electrolytic capacitors on motherboard
Internal power supply (AC caps, aging)

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Indicative TPM Pricing

Indicative — not a quote.

SLA tier	Annual	Monthly
9×5 NBD	$300 – $550	$25 – $46
24×7 NBD	$390 – $715	$32 – $60
24×7×4 onsite + parts	$540 – $1,100	$45 – $92
24×7×4 remote only	$270 – $770	$22 – $64

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Monthly = annual ÷ 12. Real TPM monthly billing is typically ~5–10% higher than this — use annual for accurate budgeting.

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Security Advisories (0)

No advisories on file.

Parts Market

Whole unit: $75 – $580

Common parts

EHWIC-1GE-SFP-CU (GE WIC) — $20
2911-FANASSY (Fan Assembly) — $25
MEM-2900-512MB (512MB DRAM) — $15
PWR-2911-AC (AC Power Supply) — $35
MEM-CF-256MB (256MB CompactFlash) — $10

Modern Replacements

Direct successor: Cisco ISR 4331 (2015) — Direct ISR G4 successor; IOS-XE, SD-WAN-capable, 100–300 Mbps throughput, NIM slot architecture replaces EHWIC

Current generation: Cisco Catalyst 8300 (2020) — Current-gen SD-WAN/SASE branch platform; IOS-XE, up to 12 Gbps routing, 5 Gbps IPSec, SASE-ready

Power / Rack

Idle: 46W · Typical: 80W · Max PSU: 200W

Firmware

IOS: 15.9(3)M9
ROM Monitor: 15.4(3r)M

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Next Steps

Want a real maintenance quote? → See the partner list in the pricing block above
Want to replace it? → See the modern replacements section
Want to repair it yourself? → Check secondhand pricing in the parts market block
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