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Isilon Backup Accelerator

Dell PowerScale / Isilon — PowerScale / Isilon storage array

EOSL — PAST
92 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableMar 2006
End of saleOct 2013
End of standard supportOct 2018Dell 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.

Isilon Backup Accelerator — questions

Is the Dell Isilon Backup Accelerator still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for Isilon Backup Accelerator was Oct 2018 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the Isilon Backup Accelerator reach end of sale?

Isilon Backup Accelerator reached end of sale Oct 2013, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the Isilon Backup Accelerator?

Oct 2018 — per the Dell End-of-Life list.

Can the Isilon Backup Accelerator be maintained after Dell support ends?

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