Brocade Product End of Life
Product line enhancements and upgrades may bring current products to the end of their life cycle. Once you have received an End of Life (EOL) notification from Brocade, a Broadcom Inc. Company, you can continue to purchase the product until the Last Time Order date, assuming that it is still available. If you signed a support agreement prior to the EOL notification, Brocade will continue to support the product through the term of your agreement or the product's End of Support date.
The list of notices below relates to the Brocade SAN product line only. Each notice highlights specific SKUs within that product line that are included in End-of-Life announcements. To search the full list by SKU, see the Product End-of-Life Publish report.
| Product Name | EOL Notification Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brocade 320 340 360 SAN Switch EOL Notice | 10/16/2018 |
Last Time Order: 2/16/2019 End of Support: 4/16/2024 |
| Broadcom EOL Notice For SKU Reduction | 03/12/2018 |
Last Time Order: 6/25/2018 End of Support: 8/31/2023 (where applicable) |
| Brocade 4G 30km ELWL SFP EOL Notice | 12/12/2017 | |
| Broadcom ICL QSFP EOL Notice | 10/27/2017 |
Last Time Order: 5/29/2018 End of Support: 7/28/2023 |
| Brocade 310 SAN Switch EOL Notice | 10/26/2017 |
Last Time Order: 2/26/2018 End of Support: 4/26/2023 |
| Brocade Network Advisor (SAN+IP) SKUs | 07/14/2017 |
Last Time Order: 7/21/2017 End of Support: 8/1/2020 |
| E1MG-LHB Transceiver | 06/20/2017 |
Last Time Order: 10/20/2017 End of Support: 12/20/2020 |
| Brocade 7800 - Advanced Accelerator for FICON Software License | 08/19/2016 |
Last Time Order: 2/19/2017 End of Support: Support is tied to currently shipping Brocade 7800 family of products. Formal EOS date will be same as EOS date for Brocade 7800 in future. |
| 4x16G FC 100m UCK QSFP | 07/15/2016 |
Last Time Order: 11/15/2016 End of Support: Support is tied to currently shipping DCX 8510 family of products. Formal EOS date will be same as EOS date for DCX 8510 base chassis platforms in future. |
| Brocade FCOE10-24 FCOE Blade | 12/30/2015 |
Last Time Order: 4/30/2016 End of Support: 11/14/2019 |
| Brocade DCX-16, DCX-32, DCX-48 and DCX-64 Port Blades | 07/31/2015 |
Last Time Order: 1/31/2016 End of Support: 11/14/2019 |
| Brocade Enhanced FC Blades | 06/08/2015 |
Last Time Order: 9/15/2014 |
| EOL Full Table | 06/08/2015 | |
| EOA Notice for FOS v7.1.x | 04/15/2015 |
The firmware EOA transition period is from April 15, 2015 until October 15, 2015. During the transition period, this firmware release will be supported as per existing customer support agreements. |
| Brocade Encryption Switch and FS8-18 Encryption | 06/26/2014 |
Last Time Order: 10/30/2014 |
| Brocade End of Life Policy | 06/01/2014 |
Once the End of Life Notification has been provided by Brocade, customers can continue to purchase the product until the Last Time Order Date, subject to availability. |
| Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Director Chassis EOL Notice | 05/14/2014 |
Last Time Order: 9/15/2014 |
| Brocade 5300 EOL Notice | 02/21/2014 |
Last Time Order: 6/21/2014 |
| Brocade® FX8-24 Extension Blade | 10/22/2013 |
Last Time Order: 2/21/2014 |
| Brocade Network Monitoring Service End of Life Notice | 09/17/2013 |
Last Time Order: 3/17/2014 |
| Brocade 4x16G FC 50m QSFP | 08/01/2013 |
Last Time Order: 12/1/2013 |
| Brocade 400 Series (410, 415, 420, 425) | 04/19/2013 |
Last Time Order: 8/19/2013 |
| Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager | 10/28/2012 |
Last Time Order: 4/28/2013 |
| Brocade 8000 | 10/02/2012 |
Last Time Order: 2/2/2013 End of Support: 4/2/2018 |
| Brocade 5100 | 09/14/2012 |
Last Time Order: 4/15/2013 |
| Brocade Network Advisor | 08/08/2012 |
Last Time Order: 4/8/2013 |
| Brocade AP7600 End of Life Notice | 03/26/2012 |
Last Time Order: 10/26/2012 |
| Brocade 48000 Port Blades and Intelligent Blades | 02/28/2012 |
Last Time Order: 9/28/2012 End of Support: 2/17/2016 |
| Brocade 48000 Director | 11/15/2010 |
Last Time Order: 1/17/2011 End of Support: 2/15/2016 |