a8ÓéÀÖ announces the end of sale for the DCS-7316X switch, fabric modules and associated system bundles. The product part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is December 30, 2016. Customers with active support contracts will continue to receive support from a8ÓéÀÖ TAC (Technical Assistance Center) as per the dates listed in Table 3, the End-of-Life Milestones.

.End of Sale of the 7316 Series

Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to plan a migration to systems that provide the appropriate level of performance, interface density, flexibility and high availability. The options provided include the a8ÓéÀÖ 7500R Series and the a8ÓéÀÖ 7300X Series. Additional options for migration may be possible and consultation with an a8ÓéÀÖ Sales team is recommended.

?Affected ?ProductDescriptionReplacement Product?Description
DCS-7316-CH a8ÓéÀÖ 7316 empty chassis, 2 supervisor slots, 16 linecard slots, 4 fabric module slots DCS-7308-CH a8ÓéÀÖ?7308 empty chassis, 2 supervisor slots, 8 line card slots, 4 fabric module slots
DCS-7512N-CH a8ÓéÀÖ 7512N empty chassis, 2 Supervisor slots, 12 line card slots, 6 Fabric Module slots, AC or DC option?
DCS-7316X-FM-F Fabric-X (integrated fans) module for 7316 chassis, required for slots 1-4. Front-to-rear air As above ¨C fabric modules for the 7300 and 7500 Series
DCS-7316X-FM-R Fabric-X (integrated fans) module for 7316 chassis, required for slots 1-4. Rear-to-front air As above ¨C fabric modules for the 7300 and 7500 Series
DCS-7316X-BND-F a8ÓéÀÖ 7316X chassis bundle.?Includes 7316?chassis, 6x3000?PS,?4XFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor (F-R)

DCS-7512-BND

a8ÓéÀÖ 7512R chassis bundle. Includes 7512N chassis, 8x3kW PS, 6xFM-R, 1xSup2
DCS-7308X-BND-F a8ÓéÀÖ?7308X chassis bundle.?Includes 7308 chassis, 4x3000 PS, 4xFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor (F-R)
DCS-7316X-BND-R a8ÓéÀÖ 7316X chassis bundle.?Includes 7316?chassis, 6x3000?PS,?4XFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor (R-F) DCS-7512-BND a8ÓéÀÖ 7512R chassis bundle. Includes 7512N chassis, 8x3kW PS, 6xFM-R, 1xSup2
DCS-7308X-BND-R a8ÓéÀÖ?7308X chassis bundle.?Includes 7308?chassis, 4x3000?PS,?4 Fabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor (R-F)
DCS-7316X-BND-D-F a8ÓéÀÖ 7316X chassis bundle.?Includes 7316?chassis, 6x3000?PS,?4XFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor & SSD (F-R) DCS-7512-BND a8ÓéÀÖ 7512R chassis bundle. Includes 7512N chassis, 8x3kW PS, 6xFM-R, 1xSup2
DCS-7308X-BND-D-F a8ÓéÀÖ?7308X chassis bundle.?Includes 7308?chassis, 4x3000?PS,?4xFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor & SSD (F-R)
DCS-7316X-BND-D-R a8ÓéÀÖ 7316X chassis bundle.?Includes 7316?chassis, 6x3000?PS,?4XFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor & SSD (R-F) DCS-7512-BND a8ÓéÀÖ 7512R chassis bundle. Includes 7512N chassis, 8x3kW PS, 6xFM-R, 1xSup2
DCS-7308X-BND-D-R a8ÓéÀÖ?7308X chassis bundle.?Includes 7308?chassis, 4x3000?PS,?4xFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor & SSD (R-F)
DCS-7316X-BND-DC-F a8ÓéÀÖ 7316X chassis bundle.?Includes 7316?chassis, 6xDC PS,?4XFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor (F-R) DCS-7512-BND-DC? a8ÓéÀÖ 7512R chassis bundle. Includes 7512N chassis, 8xDC PS, 6xFM-R, 1xSup2
DCS-7308X-BND-DC-F a8ÓéÀÖ?7308X chassis bundle.?Includes 7308?chassis, 4xDC PS,?4xFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor & SSD (F-R)
DCS-7316X-BND-DC-R a8ÓéÀÖ 7316X chassis bundle.?Includes 7316?chassis, 6xDC PS,?4XFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor (R-F) DCS-7512-BND-DC? a8ÓéÀÖ 7512R chassis bundle. Includes 7512N chassis, 8xDC PS, 6xFM-R, 1xSup2
DCS-7308X-BND-DC-R a8ÓéÀÖ?7308X chassis bundle.?Includes 7308?chassis, 4xDC?PS,?4xFabrics/fans, 1X Supervisor & SSD (R-F)

Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers

The following table lists the spare accessories that are subject to the same end of sales period.

ProductDescription
KIT-7316 Configurable accessory kit for a8ÓéÀÖ 7316 switches
KIT-7316-4PR Configurable 4 Post Rack Mount Brackets for?7316 switches

Table 2: Spare Accessories and Part Numbers

MilestoneDate
End-of-Sale Announcement June?30th, 2016
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) December?30th, 2016
Last day to add?new service contracts December?30th, 2017
Last day to request hardware failure analysis December?30th, 2017
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support December?30th, 2018
Last day to renew existing service contracts December?30th, 2018
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support December?30th, 2019
Last day for hardware RMA requests December?30th, 2019
End-of-Life of product December?30th, 2019

Table 3: End-of-Life Milestones

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