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Dell EMC Data Manager (EDM) — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

Dell EMC Data Manager (EDM) — data protection. End-of-sale (Dell EOL) and end-of-standard-support (EOSS) dates from Dell’s published End-of-Life list (Dell KB 000185734).

Is the Dell EMC Data Manager (EDM) end of life?

Past end of service

10/100

Little or no runway

Support Runway Score

Every tracked Dell EMC Data Manager (EDM) SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Mar 2009). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.

Why this score

Past end of service life — 279 months ago
Vendor-published date, source-linked
Category: data protection

The score reflects support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only — higher means more support runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it’s calculated →

Action priority

Critical

Every tracked part number is past end of service life — unsupported by the vendor.

EOSL range

May 2003 – Mar 2009

Part numbers

Confidence

Vendor-published date

Last verified

Jul 2026

Source

Dell bulletin ↗

Check your part numbers in bulk →

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2003-05

EOSL — PAST

279 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleApr 1997

End of standard supportMay 2003Dell bulletin ↗

2 SKUs in this group

279mo past Sparc 20 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

279mo past Sparc 1000EMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2003-05

EOSL — PAST

279 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleMay 1998

End of standard supportMay 2003Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

279mo past Quantum DLT4700 Tape LibraryEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2004-07

EOSL — PAST

265 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleJul 1999

End of standard supportJul 2004Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

265mo past 2640, 3/176, 3/164, 6/176, 9/88 Tape LibrariesEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2004-12

EOSL — PAST

260 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleSep 1999

End of standard supportDec 2004Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

260mo past Exabyte 18D Tape DriveEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2005-03

EOSL — PAST

257 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleMar 2000

End of standard supportMar 2005Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

257mo past 520 Series (2/52, 4/52) Tape LibraryEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2006-09

EOSL — PAST

239 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleSep 2001

End of standard supportSep 2006Dell bulletin ↗

3 SKUs in this group

239mo past Ultra 2 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

239mo past P-3000 Series Tape LibraryEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

239mo past DLT7000 Tape DrivesEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2006-12

EOSL — PAST

236 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleDec 2001

End of standard supportDec 2006Dell bulletin ↗

2 SKUs in this group

236mo past Ultra Enterprise 4000 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

236mo past Ultra Enterprise 3000 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2007-03

EOSL — PAST

233 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleNov 2002

End of standard supportMar 2007Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

233mo past 7100 Series Tape LibraryEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2007-12

EOSL — PAST

224 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleNov 2002

End of standard supportDec 2007Dell bulletin ↗

3 SKUs in this group

224mo past Ultra Enterprise 6500 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

224mo past Ultra Enterprise 4500 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

224mo past Ultra Enterprise 3500 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2008-06

EOSL — PAST

218 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleJun 2005

End of standard supportJun 2008Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

218mo past V880 ServerEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2009-03

EOSL — PAST

209 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleDec 2004

End of standard supportMar 2009Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

209mo past P-7000 Series Tape LibraryEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2009-03

EOSL — PAST

209 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleDec 2005

End of standard supportMar 2009Dell bulletin ↗

2 SKUs in this group

209mo past LTO-II Tape DrivesEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

209mo past FC470 BridgeEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

EMC Data Manager (EDM) — support ends 2009-03

EOSL — PAST

209 mo

past end of service

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableFeb 1995

End of saleMar 2005

End of standard supportMar 2009Dell bulletin ↗

2 SKUs in this group

209mo past LTO-1 Tape DrivesEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

209mo past FC230 BridgeEMC Data Manager (EDM) data protection

Options from here

Unsupported now

The Dell EMC Data Manager (EDM) is past Dell end of service life. These are the paths teams take 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.

Check your exact part numbers → Weigh your support options →

Independent and informational — EOSL.ai sells no hardware or maintenance and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the asset's role.

Dell EMC Data Manager (EDM) — questions

Is the Dell EMC Data Manager (EDM) end of life?

Yes — every tracked EMC Data Manager (EDM) SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the EMC Data Manager (EDM)?

Last dates of support across EMC Data Manager (EDM) SKU groups range from May 2003 to Mar 2009.

Where do these EMC Data Manager (EDM) 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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