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NX-5K-8FC

Dell Connectrix (Cisco) — Connectrix (Cisco) san switch

EOSL — PAST
150 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableJun 2003
End of saleDec 2010
End of standard supportDec 2013Dell 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.

NX-5K-8FC — questions

Is the Dell NX-5K-8FC still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for NX-5K-8FC was Dec 2013 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the NX-5K-8FC reach end of sale?

NX-5K-8FC reached end of sale Dec 2010, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the NX-5K-8FC?

Dec 2013 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the NX-5K-8FC be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, NX-5K-8FC units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.