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MDL-1000-S6

Dell Mainframe Disk Library (MDL) — Mainframe Disk Library (MDL) data protection

EOSL — PAST
136 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableNot published
End of saleFeb 2010
End of standard supportFeb 2015Dell 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.

MDL-1000-S6 — questions

Is the Dell MDL-1000-S6 still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for MDL-1000-S6 was Feb 2015 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the MDL-1000-S6 reach end of sale?

MDL-1000-S6 reached end of sale Feb 2010, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the MDL-1000-S6?

Feb 2015 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the MDL-1000-S6 be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, MDL-1000-S6 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.