Brocade X6 Director End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Brocade X6 Director — Fibre Channel SAN director. Published end-of-sale and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from the Brocade End-of-Life Notice.
Brocade X6 Director is still under Brocade support, to Jul 2029. Fold the eventual replacement into your planning cycle.
End of sale
May 2024
Last date of support
Jul 2029
Part numbers
2
32
months of vendor support left
Why this score
- End of service life within ~3 years
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: SAN switch
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
All 2 part numbers share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | End of sale | Last date of support | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X6-4 | May 2024 | Jul 2029 | Supported | Brocade X6 Director Fibre Channel director |
| X6-8 | May 2024 | Jul 2029 | Supported | Brocade X6 Director Fibre Channel director |
Options from here
The Brocade X6 Director is still supported (to Jul 2029). Options to plan around, in rough priority:
Supported for now. Track the end-of-service date and revisit at refresh planning.
Fold the eventual replacement into your multi-year budget.
Stay on a supported software train while under OEM support.
An option to extend life once the OEM cutoff nears.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
Brocade X6 Director questions
Is the Brocade X6 Director end of life?
Not past support yet. Brocade support runs to Jul 2029, per the Brocade end-of-sale bulletin. End of sale has passed (May 2024), so it can no longer be bought new from Brocade.
What is the last date of support for the X6 Director?
Jul 2029, per the Brocade end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these X6 Director dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Brocade end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.