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Isilon EX 9000

Dell PowerScale / Isilon — PowerScale / Isilon storage array

EOSL — PAST
130 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableMar 2006
End of saleMay 2010
End of standard supportAug 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.

Isilon EX 9000 — questions

Is the Dell Isilon EX 9000 still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for Isilon EX 9000 was Aug 2015 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the Isilon EX 9000 reach end of sale?

Isilon EX 9000 reached end of sale May 2010, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the Isilon EX 9000?

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

Can the Isilon EX 9000 be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, Isilon EX 9000 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.