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ED-1032M

Dell Connectrix (McData) — Connectrix (McData) san switch

EOSL — PAST
214 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableJan 1999
End of saleMar 2002
End of standard supportAug 2008Dell 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-1032M — questions

Is the Dell ED-1032M still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for ED-1032M was Aug 2008 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the ED-1032M reach end of sale?

ED-1032M reached end of sale Mar 2002, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the ED-1032M?

Aug 2008 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the ED-1032M be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, ED-1032M units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.