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Dell Centera End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

PAST VENDOR SUPPORTDell ended support between February 2009 and March 2023, depending on the part number.

Dell Centera — object storage. End-of-sale (Dell EOL) and end-of-standard-support (EOSS) dates from Dell’s published End-of-Life list (Dell KB 000185734).

Every tracked Dell Centera SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Mar 2023). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.

Available

Apr 2002

End of sale

Feb 2004 – Mar 2018

Last date of support

Feb 2009 – Mar 2023

Part numbers

9

Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026

44

months since the last part number lost support

Support Runway Score10/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
  • Past end of service life: the first part numbers 213 months ago, the last 44 months ago
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: object storage

Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated

Figure 1. Support ended between Feb 2009 and Mar 2023, depending on the part number. Dell issues no software maintenance and no security fixes for this product. Third-party maintenance, spares or replacement are the paths from here. EOSL.ai sells none of them and takes no placement fee.

Part numbers in this family

Dates vary across 7 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.

Part numberEnd of saleLast date of supportStatusDescription
Generation 1Feb 2004Feb 2009Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Gen2Dec 2004Dec 2009Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Gen3Mar 2006Mar 2011Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Generation 4 2.0 TBMar 2008Feb 2013Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Generation 4 1.2 TBJul 2007Feb 2013Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Generation 4 LP 3 TBFeb 2009Feb 2014Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Generation 4 LP 8 TBMar 2018Mar 2023Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Generation 4 LP 4 TBMar 2018Mar 2023Past supportCentera object storage
Centera Generation 4 LP 12 TBMar 2018Mar 2023Past supportCentera object storage
Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026

Options from here

The Dell Centera is past Dell end of service life. These are the paths teams take 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. Current eBay listings for Dell Centera ↗

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.

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.

Dell Centera questions

Is the Dell Centera end of life?

Yes. Every dated Centera SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the Centera?

Last dates of support across Centera SKU groups range from Feb 2009 to Mar 2023.

Where do these Centera dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Dell End-of-Life list it was taken from.

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