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ED-12000B

Dell Connectrix (Brocade) — Connectrix (Brocade) san switch

EOSL — PAST
194 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableMar 2000
End of saleApr 2005
End of standard supportApr 2010Dell 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.

ED-12000B — questions

Is the Dell ED-12000B still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for ED-12000B was Apr 2010 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the ED-12000B reach end of sale?

ED-12000B reached end of sale Apr 2005, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the ED-12000B?

Apr 2010 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the ED-12000B be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, ED-12000B units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.