Brocade End of Service Life (EOSL) – Equipment List and Dates | DC Parts
When is a Brocade equipment coming or is it already at the end of its useful life (End of Service Life)? In other words, it means that Brocade will no longer provide technical support or maintenance for your hardware.
It may seem that you only have two options: upgrade to newer equipment or take on the heavy burden of troubleshooting, saving and fixing EOSL equipment. However, there are better options that you should consider.
In conclusion, we make it easy to find the latest end-of-life (EOL) and end-of-service (EOSL) information for your Brocade equipment. In other words, allowing you to extend the support cycle and maximize the value of your hardware, saving 30 to 40% over the Brocade contract.
If you have a SAN Switch, HBA or any other piece of equipment that Brocade no longer supports, please contact us and we can help extend the life of your Brocade equipment.
Complete list of Brocade products with End of Service Life (EOSL) dates
After EOSL, official support is stopped, but the DC Parts offers alternatives: maintenance, spare parts and extended support. Request a quote here.
FAQ
What is Brocade End of Service Life?
Brocade's End of Service Life (EOSL) means that a given piece of equipment has reached the end of its official support cycle from the manufacturer. In other words, Brocade will no longer provide technical support, updates, or official maintenance for this hardware. This may include SAN Switches, HBAs, and any other piece of equipment. In practice, if any problem or failure occurs after the EOSL date, the user will no longer be able to count on direct support from Brocade, and will be responsible for seeking maintenance alternatives or upgrading to a more recent piece of equipment.
How do I extend the life of my Brocade equipment?
Even after the end of official support (EOSL), there are still effective solutions to continue using your Brocade equipment safely and economically. It is possible to hire maintenance with specialized companies, such as DC Parts, which provides support for discontinued equipment, spare parts, and technical services to keep your assets running for much longer. In addition, opting for third-party maintenance contracts can save you 30 to 40% compared to the cost of the original Brocade support contract. This allows you to maximize your hardware investment and avoid premature upgrade costs. If you need a personalized assessment, contact DC Parts to analyze the best plan for your infrastructure.
Third-party maintenance for Brocade End-of-Life (EOL) and Brocade End-of-Service-Life (EOSL)
A DC Parts made an analysis on more than 250 customer contracts that use storage, servers, networks and tapes and showed us that 40-60% of the equipment of these customers operate beyond the end dates of support.
There are simple options for you to reduce your expenses and feel more confident about your IT infrastructure. When you choose a custom solution to extend the life of your IT equipment, you can make big savings.
How can we help:
We offer our customers a unique assessment to help analyze their OEM support contracts and understand exactly which devices can be supported in the most affordable way, without compromising their performance.
