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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