Dell Connectrix (Brocade) End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
VARIES BY PART NUMBERPB-DCX7-FC6464GLW, PB-DCX7-FC6464GLWU, PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-SW and 41 more: current, with no end-of-life announced. DS-8B, DS-16B, DP3-SCB1 and 106 more: support runs to January 2030.
Dell Connectrix (Brocade) — san switch. End-of-sale (Dell EOL) and end-of-standard-support (EOSS) dates from Dell’s published End-of-Life list (Dell KB 000185734).
Dell still sells the PB-DCX7-FC6464GLW, PB-DCX7-FC6464GLWU, PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-SW and 41 more; only DS-8B, DS-16B, DP3-SCB1 and 106 more have a published end of life. Check which part number you run before planning a refresh.
Available
Mar 2000
End of sale (dated parts)
Feb 2002 – Jan 2025
Last date of support (dated parts)
Feb 2007 – Jan 2030
Part numbers
153
Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026
84
of 153 part numbers are past support
Support Runway Score7/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
- Past end of service life for the first part numbers 237 months ago; the last are supported to Jan 2030
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Mixed status across SKU groups: some past EOSL, some still supported
- 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
Dates vary across 43 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | End of sale | Last date of support | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS-8B | Feb 2002 | Feb 2007 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-16B | Feb 2002 | Feb 2007 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DP3-SCB1 | Aug 2003 | Aug 2008 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-8B2 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2009 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-16B2 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2009 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-12000-16 | Apr 2005 | Apr 2010 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-12000B | Apr 2005 | Apr 2010 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-32B2 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2010 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-8B3 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2010 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-16B3 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2010 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| 3250-VL2E | Dec 2005 | Dec 2010 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-24000-16 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2011 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-24000B | Jan 2006 | Jan 2011 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-4100B | Jan 2008 | Jan 2013 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| AP-7420B | Jan 2008 | Jan 2013 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-5000B | Jan 2009 | Jan 2014 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-4900B | Jan 2009 | Jan 2014 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-220B | Jan 2009 | Jan 2014 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-48K-48 | Sep 2012 | Jan 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-48K-18i | Sep 2012 | Jan 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-48K-16IP | Sep 2012 | Jan 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-48K-10G-6 | Sep 2012 | Jan 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-48000B-32 | Sep 2012 | Jan 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-48000B-16 | Sep 2012 | Jan 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-48000B | Jan 2011 | Jan 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB48K-AP4-18U | Apr 2011 | Apr 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-48K-AP4-18 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| MP-7500B | May 2011 | May 2016 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-5100B-8G (8G Switch) | Apr 2013 | Apr 2018 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| AP-7600B | Apr 2013 | Apr 2018 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-5100B | Jul 2010 | Apr 2018 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| MP-8000B | May 2013 | May 2018 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-5300B-8G (8G Switch) | Jul 2014 | Jul 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-5300B | Jul 2010 | Jul 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX48P8GMU | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX48P8GME | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-48P8GM | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-48P-8G | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX32P8GMU | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX32P8GME | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-32P8GM | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-32P-8G | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-16P-8G | Dec 2015 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-48P-4G | Jul 2010 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-32P-4G | Jul 2010 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-16P-4G | Jul 2010 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-24FCOE | Apr 2016 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-DCX-B | Sep 2014 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-DCX-4S-B | Sep 2014 | Oct 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-16EB | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ES-5832B | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| VDX-6740B-64R | Aug 2017 | Feb 2021 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| VDX-6740B-64F | Aug 2017 | Feb 2021 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| VDX-6740B-24R | Aug 2017 | Feb 2021 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| VDX-6740B-24F | Aug 2017 | Feb 2021 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-300B-8G (8G Switch) | Apr 2019 | Mar 2024 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-300B | Jul 2010 | Mar 2024 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PBDCXFX8-24V2 | Aug 2018 | Oct 2024 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PBDCXFX824UV2 | Aug 2018 | Oct 2024 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-FX8-24U | Aug 2018 | Oct 2024 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-FX8-24 | Aug 2018 | Oct 2024 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| MP-7800B | Oct 2019 | Oct 2024 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-64P-8G | Dec 2015 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PBDCX-64P16GU | Nov 2021 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-64P-16G | Nov 2021 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PBDCX-64P-16G | Nov 2021 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PBDCX32P16GEU | Nov 2021 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX48P16GU | Sep 2023 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX48P16GE | Sep 2023 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-48P16G | Sep 2023 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX32P16GU | Sep 2023 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX32P16GE | Sep 2023 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX-32P16G | Sep 2023 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-DCX8510-8B | Jul 2020 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-DCX8510-4B | Jul 2020 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6505R-B-EP | Jul 2020 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6505R-B | Jul 2020 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6505R-B-8G | Aug 2018 | Jul 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6510R-B-EP | Sep 2020 | Aug 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6510R-B | Sep 2020 | Aug 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6510R8G-DC | Sep 2020 | Aug 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6510R-8GB | Aug 2018 | Aug 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6510F-B | Aug 2018 | Aug 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6510F-8GB | Aug 2018 | Aug 2025 | Past support | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6520R-B-EP | Aug 2022 | Aug 2027 | Ending soon | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6520R-B | Aug 2022 | Aug 2027 | Ending soon | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6520R-8GB | Aug 2022 | Aug 2027 | Ending soon | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6520F-B | Aug 2022 | Aug 2027 | Ending soon | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6520F-8GB | Aug 2022 | Aug 2027 | Ending soon | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX6-SX6-LW | Nov 2022 | Nov 2027 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX6-48P32G-LW | Nov 2022 | Nov 2027 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| MP-7840B | Aug 2023 | Feb 2029 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX6-64P32G | Jan 2024 | Jun 2029 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-DCX6-8B | Jun 2024 | Jun 2029 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| ED-DCX6-4B | Jun 2024 | Jun 2029 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX6-48P32G | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620R-B-EP-V2 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620R-B-24-V2 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620R-B-24-DC-V2 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620R-16G-24-V2 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620F-B-EP-V2 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620F-B-24-V2 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620F-16G-24-V2 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620R-B-EP | Feb 2022 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620R-B-24 | Feb 2022 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620R-16-B-24 | Feb 2022 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620F-B-EP | Feb 2022 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620F-B-24 | Feb 2022 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| DS-6620F-16-B-24 | Feb 2022 | Jan 2030 | Supported | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch |
| PB-DCX7-FC6464GLW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX7-FC6464GLWU | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-SW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX8-FC128-48P-SW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-LW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-SWU | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX8-FC128-48P-SWU | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-LWU | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX7-FC6464GSWU | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX7-FC6464GSW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX7-FC64-48-32G-S | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX7-FC64-48-32G-L | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX7-FC32-48P-SW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX7-FC32-48P-LW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX764P64G-UPG | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX764P64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| PB-DCX6-SX6-SW | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| MP-7850B-L | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| MP-7850B | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| MP-7810B | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| ED-DCX8-8B | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| ED-DCX8-4B | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| ED-DCX7-8B | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| ED-DCX7-4B | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-8820B-24-F-64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-8820B-24-R-64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-8820B-24-F-128G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-8820B-24-R-128G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7730B-48-R-64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7730B-48-F-64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7720B-24-R-64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7720B-24-R-32G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7720B-24-F-64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7720B-24-F-32G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7710R-EP-64G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-7710B-32G | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6630R-B-EP-V2 | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6630R-B-EP | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6630R-B-24-V2 | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6630R-B-24 | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6630F-B-24-V2 | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6630F-B-24 | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6610R-EP-16G-L | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
| DS-6610R-8-16G-L | — | Not announced | No EOL announced | Connectrix (Brocade) san switch — current product |
Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026
Options from here
84 Dell Connectrix (Brocade) part numbers are past Dell end of service while 69 remain supported (to Jan 2030). For the past-EOSL units, these are the usual paths:
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 Connectrix (Brocade) ↗
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 Connectrix (Brocade) questions
Is the Dell Connectrix (Brocade) end of life?
No, not the PB-DCX7-FC6464GLW, PB-DCX7-FC6464GLWU, PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-SW and 41 more. Dell still lists them as current, with no end-of-life announced (checked Jul 2026). The dates on this page are for DS-8B, DS-16B, DP3-SCB1 and 106 more: last dates of support from Feb 2007 to Jan 2030, per the Dell End-of-Life list.
What is the last date of support for the Connectrix (Brocade)?
None announced for the PB-DCX7-FC6464GLW, PB-DCX7-FC6464GLWU, PB-DCX8-FC64-48P-SW and 41 more. For DS-8B, DS-16B, DP3-SCB1 and 106 more: Feb 2007 to Jan 2030, per the Dell End-of-Life list.
Where do these Connectrix (Brocade) 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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