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Dell PowerProtect DM5500 — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

Dell PowerProtect DM5500 — 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 PowerProtect DM5500 end of life?

Supported

Dell PowerProtect DM5500 is still under Dell support, to Dec 2028. Fold the eventual replacement into your planning cycle.

Why this score
  • End of service life within ~3 years
  • 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
Monitor
Supported for now — re-checked weekly, flagged on any change.
End of service life
Dec 2028
Part numbers
2
Confidence
Vendor-published date
Last verified
Jul 2026
Source
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PowerProtect DM5500 — support ends 2028-12

SUPPORTED
28 mo
of runway left
now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableNov 2022
End of saleAug 2025
End of standard supportDec 2028Dell bulletin ↗

1 SKU in this group

PowerProtect DM5500 — current

No EOL announced
Active
current product — no end-of-life announced
AvailableNov 2022
StatusCurrent product — no end-of-life announced
End of serviceNot announcedDell product page ↗

1 SKU in this group

Options from here

The Dell PowerProtect DM5500 is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:

Monitor the timeline

Supported for now — track the end-of-service date and revisit at refresh planning.

Plan the refresh

Fold the eventual replacement into your multi-year budget.

Keep firmware current

Stay on a supported software train while under OEM support.

Third-party maintenance later

An option to extend life once the OEM cutoff nears.

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 PowerProtect DM5500 — questions

Is the Dell PowerProtect DM5500 end of life?

Not yet — all tracked PowerProtect DM5500 SKU groups are still within Dell support, though dates vary by SKU. See the breakdown below.

What is the last date of support for the PowerProtect DM5500?

Dec 2028 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Where do these PowerProtect DM5500 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.

On the same timetable

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Dell PowerProtect DM5500 EOL / EOSL status
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