Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for a set of line cards in the 7500R Series. The product part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is July 30th, 2021. Customers with active support contracts will continue to receive support from Arista TAC (Technical Assistance Center) as per the dates listed in Table 2, the End-of-Life Milestones.

Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to plan a migration to the newer 7500R2 Series modules that provide equivalent or higher performance with improved scale and lower power or the 7500R3 Series modules where suitable. The newer modules support all existing features and offer enhanced functionality.

Affected Product Description Replacement Products  Description
DCS-7500R-36CQ-LC
DCS-7500R-36CQ-LC#
7500R Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 wirespeed line card DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC
DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 wirespeed line card
DCS-7500R-48S2CQ-LC
DCS-7500R-48S2CQ-LC#
7500R Series 48 port 1/10GbE SFP+ and 2 port 100GbE QSFP wirespeed line card DCS-7500R2AK-48YCQ-LC
DCS-7500R2AK-48YCQ-LC-LC#
7500R2 Series 48 port 10/25GbE SFP+ and 2 port 100GbE QSFP AlgoMatch 2M routes, wirespeed line card
DCS-7500R-36Q-LC
DCS-7500R-36Q-LC#
7500R Series 36 port 40GbE QSFP+ wirespeed line card DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC
DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 wirespeed line card

Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers

 

 Alternative products with enhanced functionality and increased scale are also available. Customers are requested to contact Arista sales for additional information on these alternatives.

 

Milestone Date
End-of-Sale Announcement June 20, 2021
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) July 30, 2021
Last day to add new service contracts December 30, 2022
Last day to request hardware failure analysis December 30, 2022
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support December 30, 2024
Last day to renew existing service contracts December 30, 2025
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support December 30, 2026
Last day for hardware RMA requests December 30, 2026
End-of-Life of product December 30, 2026

Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones

For more information about the Arista End-of-Life policy, please visit: Five Year End-of-Life Policy

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