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IQ6000e

Dell PowerScale / Isilon — PowerScale / Isilon storage array

EOSL — PAST
156 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableMar 2006
End of saleMay 2008
End of standard supportJun 2013Dell 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.

IQ6000e — questions

Is the Dell IQ6000e still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for IQ6000e was Jun 2013 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the IQ6000e reach end of sale?

IQ6000e reached end of sale May 2008, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the IQ6000e?

Jun 2013 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the IQ6000e be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, IQ6000e units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.