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EC-1000

Dell Connectrix (Cabinets) — Connectrix (Cabinets) san switch

EOSL — PAST
253 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableJan 1999
End of saleMay 2000
End of standard supportMay 2005Dell 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.

EC-1000 — questions

Is the Dell EC-1000 still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for EC-1000 was May 2005 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the EC-1000 reach end of sale?

EC-1000 reached end of sale May 2000, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the EC-1000?

May 2005 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the EC-1000 be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, EC-1000 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.