9 EMC® Connectrix Products to be Dropped from Maintenance in 2013
2013 will see nine (9) EMC® Connectrix products manufactured by Brocade®/McData® dropped from maintenance; three switches, two routers, one SAN director, two storage cabinets and a special purpose appliance. (Source: EMC® Hardware Release and Service Dates, dated May 8, 2012) If you are still using any of the EMC® products listed in the table below mark the date and plan to find an alternative maintenance provider.
| EMC® | Brocade®/McData® | Product | End of Support |
| Product Name | Product Name | Type | (EOS) Date |
| EMC® DS-4100B | Brocade® 4100 | Switch | January 31, 2013 |
| EMC® DS-4400M | Brocade® 4400 | Switch | January 31, 2013 |
| EMC® DS-4700M | Brocade® 4700 | Switch | January 31, 2013 |
| EMC® MP-1620 | McData® 1620 | Router | January 31, 2013 |
| EMC® MP-2640 | McData® 2640 | Router | January 31, 2013 |
| EMC® ED-10000M | McData® i10K | Director | July 31, 2013 |
| EMC® EC-1500 B/C |
n/a | Cabinet | January 31, 2013 |
| EMC® EC1500M | n/a | Cabinet | January 31, 2013 |
| EMC® AP-7420B | Brocade® AP 7420 | Appliance | January 31, 2013 |
Don’t let your mission critical SAN infrastructure go uncovered. Be prepared for the planned maintenance discontinuance. Maintenance rates for these machines are now a fraction of their original EMC® price. To investigate your options contact Jeff Klein jeffk@teamkci.com or 201-934-6500 extension 11.
P.S. The EMC® Celerra NS350 will be dropped from maintenance on March 31, 2013 and the CLARiiON AX 150 series will be dropped from maintenance on May 31, 2013.
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