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DL6000

Dell Symmetrix / VMAX — Symmetrix / VMAX storage array

EOSL — PAST
157 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableJan 1990
End of saleApr 2008
End of standard supportMay 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.

DL6000 — questions

Is the Dell DL6000 still supported?

No. Dell's last date of support for DL6000 was May 2013 (per the Dell End-of-Life list) — it is past end of service life.

When did the DL6000 reach end of sale?

DL6000 reached end of sale Apr 2008, per the Dell End-of-Life list.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the DL6000?

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

Can the DL6000 be maintained after Dell support ends?

After the last date of support, DL6000 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Dell no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.