June?30, 2021

Revision Date Changes
1.0 June 30, 2021 Initial release
1.1 April 1, 2025 Software milestone update

a8ÓéÀÖ announces the upcoming end of sale for a set of line cards in the 7500R Series. The product part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the a?ected products is July 30th, 2021. Customers with active support contracts will continue to receive support from a8ÓéÀÖ TAC (Technical Assistance Center) as per the dates listed in Table 2, the End-of-Life Milestones.

Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to plan a migration to the newer 7500R2 Series modules that provide equivalent or higher performance with improved scale and lower power or the 7500R3 Series modules where suitable. The newer modules support all existing features and o?er enhanced functionality.

Affected Product Description Replacement?Products? Description
DCS-7500R-36CQ-LC
DCS-7500R-36CQ-LC#
7500R Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 wirespeed line card DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC
DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 wirespeed line card
DCS-7500R-48S2CQ-LC
DCS-7500R-48S2CQ-LC#
7500R Series 48?port 1/10GbE SFP+ and 2 port 100GbE QSFP wirespeed line card DCS-7500R2AK-48YCQ-LC
DCS-7500R2AK-48YCQ-LC-LC#
7500R2 Series 48?port 10/25GbE SFP+ and 2 port 100GbE QSFP AlgoMatch 2M routes, wirespeed line card
DCS-7500R-36Q-LC
DCS-7500R-36Q-LC#
7500R Series 36 port 40GbE QSFP+ wirespeed line card DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC
DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 wirespeed line card

Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers

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?Alternative products with enhanced functionality and increased scale are also available. Customers are requested to contact a8ÓéÀÖ sales for additional information on these alternatives.

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Milestone Date
End-of-Sale Announcement June?20, 2021
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) July?30, 2021
Last day to add new service contracts December?30, 2022
Last day to request hardware failure analysis December?30, 2022
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support December?30, 2026*
Last day to renew existing service contracts December?30, 2025
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support December?30, 2026
Last day for hardware RMA requests December?30, 2026
End-of-Life of product December?30, 2026
* Date updated to reflect extended software lifecycle. Refer to EOS Software Notice

Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones

For more information about the a8ÓéÀÖ End-of-Life policy, please visit: Five Year End-of-Life Policy

If you need assistance with migration options, please contact your a8ÓéÀÖ sales representative or contact us at ? ??? ??? ??????? ?????. ????? ?????? ???? ?????.

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