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Dell File Management Appliance End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

PAST VENDOR SUPPORTDell ended support between April 2012 and March 2018, depending on the part number.

Dell File Management Appliance — storage array. End-of-sale (Dell EOL) and end-of-standard-support (EOSS) dates from Dell’s published End-of-Life list (Dell KB 000185734).

Every tracked Dell File Management Appliance SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Mar 2018). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.

Available

Sep 2006

End of sale

Apr 2007 – Apr 2013

Last date of support

Apr 2012 – Mar 2018

Part numbers

4

Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026

104

months since the last part number lost support

Support Runway Score10/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
  • Past end of service life: the first part numbers 175 months ago, the last 104 months ago
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: storage array

Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated

Figure 1. Support ended between Apr 2012 and Mar 2018, depending on the part number. Dell issues no software maintenance and no security fixes for this product. Third-party maintenance, spares or replacement are the paths from here. EOSL.ai sells none of them and takes no placement fee.

Part numbers in this family

Dates vary across 4 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.

Part numberEnd of saleLast date of supportStatusDescription
Gen 4Apr 2007Apr 2012Past supportFile Management Appliance storage array
Gen 5Jul 2008Jul 2013Past supportFile Management Appliance storage array
Gen 6Jul 2010Jul 2015Past supportFile Management Appliance storage array
Gen 7Apr 2013Mar 2018Past supportFile Management Appliance storage array
Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026

Options from here

The Dell File Management Appliance 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. Current eBay listings for Dell File Management Appliance ↗

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.

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

Dell File Management Appliance questions

Is the Dell File Management Appliance end of life?

Yes. Every dated File Management Appliance SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the File Management Appliance?

Last dates of support across File Management Appliance SKU groups range from Apr 2012 to Mar 2018.

Where do these File Management Appliance 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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