Date: April 19th, 2024

a8ÓéÀÖ announces the upcoming end of sale for the DCS-7170-32CD Series.

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The products and part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the a?ected products is planned for 20 October 2024.

Customers with active support contracts for the products listed below will continue to receive support from a8ÓéÀÖ TAC (Technical Assistance Center) according to the dates listed in Table 2, the End-of-Life Milestones, as long as the systems remain covered under a support contract.

Migration Options

Customers affected by the End of Sales are encouraged to plan a migration to models that provide equivalent functionality or higher performance. The a8ÓéÀÖ DCS-7170-32C Series should be considered as alternatives depending on the nature of the networking requirements.

Affected Product Sub SKUs Description Replacement Products
DCS-7170-32CD -F, -R, # a8ÓéÀÖ 7170, Programmable 32 x 100GbE QSFP switch DCS-7170-32C
Table 1: Affected Products 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.

Milestone Date
End-of-Sale Announcement? 20 April 2024
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) (Subject to availability) 20 October 2024
Last day to add new service contracts 20 October 2025
Last day to request hardware failure analysis 20 October 2025
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support 20 October 2027
Last day to renew existing service contracts 20 October 2028
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support 20 October 2029
Last day for hardware RMA requests 20 October 2029
End-of-Life of product 20 October 2029
Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones
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For More Information:

For more information about the a8ÓéÀÖ End-of-Life policy, please visit:? /support/product-documentation/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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