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Celerra NS-G8

Dell Celerra Gateway — Celerra Gateway storage array

EOSL — PAST
123 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableAug 2003
End of saleMar 2011
End of standard supportMar 2016Dell bulletin ↗

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

Celerra NS-G8 — questions

Is the Dell Celerra NS-G8 still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for Celerra NS-G8 was Mar 2016 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the Celerra NS-G8 reach end of sale?

Celerra NS-G8 reached end of sale Mar 2011, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the Celerra NS-G8?

Mar 2016 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the Celerra NS-G8 be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, Celerra NS-G8 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.