End of Sale of Select Models of the Arista 7050SX, 7050TX and 7050QX Series
Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for selected switches in the 7050X Series. The product part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is February 20th 2017. 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.
. End of Sale of Select Models of the Arista 7050X Series
Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to plan a migration to newer models that are equivalent or better. The newer models are more power efficient, support existing features and offer enhanced functionality.
| Affected Product | Description | Replacement Products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCS-7050SX-72-F | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch, front-to-rear air | DCS-7050SX-72Q-F | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air |
| DCS-7050SX2-72Q-F | Arista 7050X2, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air, 2xAC | ||
| DCS-7050SX-72-R | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch, rear-to-front air | DCS-7050SX-72Q-R | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air |
| DCS-7050SX2-72Q-R | Arista 7050X2, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air, 2xAC | ||
| DCS-7050SX-72# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch |
DCS-7050SX-72Q# DCS-7050SX2-72Q# |
Arista 7050X and 7050X2, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, no fans, no psu |
| DCS-7050SX-72-D# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch, SSD | ||
| DCS-7050TX-72-F | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch, front-to-rear air | DCS-7050TX-72Q-F | Arista 7050X, 48xRJ45 (1/10GBASE-T) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air, 2xAC |
| DCS-7050TX-72-R | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch, rear-to-front air | DCS-7050TX-72Q-R | Arista 7050X, 48xRJ45 (1/10GBASE-T) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air, 2xAC |
| DCS-7050TX-72# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch air | DCS-7050TX-72Q# | Arista 7050X, 48xRJ45 (1/10GBASE-T) & 6x40GbE QSFP+ switch, no fans, no psu |
| DCS-7050TX-72-D# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 6x40GbE (2xMXP) switch, SSD | ||
| DCS-7050SX-96-F | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch, front-to-rear air | DCS-7280SR-48C6-F | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, front-to-rear air, 2x AC |
| DCS-7050SX-96-R | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch, rear-to-front air | DCS-7280SR-48C6-R | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, rear-to-front air, 2x AC |
| DCS-7050SX-96# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch | DCS-7280SR-48C6# | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, configurable fans and psu |
| DCS-7050SX-96-D# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch, SSD | DCS-7280SR-48C6-M# | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE (SFP+) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, expn mem, SSD, configurable fans and psu |
| DCS-7050TX-96-F | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch, front-to-rear air | DCS-7280TR-48C6-F | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE (1/10G) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, front-to-rear air, 2x AC |
| DCS-7050TX-96-R | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch, rear-to-front air | DCS-7280TR-48C6-R | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE RJ45 (1/10G) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, rear-to-front air, 2x AC |
| DCS-7050TX-96-# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch | DCS-7280TR-48C6# | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE RJ45 (1/10G) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, configurable fans and psu |
| DCS-7050TX-96-D# | Arista 7050X, 48x10GbE (1/10GBASE-T) & 12x40GbE (4xMXP) switch, SSD | DCS-7280TR-48C6-M# | Arista 7280R, 48x10GbE RJ45 (1/10G) & 6x100GbE QSFP switch, expn mem, SSD, configurable fans and psu |
| DCS-7050QX-32-F | Arista 7050, 32xQSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air | DCS-7050QX-32S-F | Arista 7050X, 32xQSFP+ & SFP+ switch, front-to-rear air |
| DCS-7050QX2-32S-F | Arista 7050X2, 32x40GbE QSFP+ & 4xSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air | ||
| DCS-7050QX-32-R | Arista 7050, 32xQSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air | DCS-7050QX-32S-R | Arista 7050X, 32xQSFP+ & 4xSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air |
| DCS-7050QX2-32S-R | Arista 7050X2, 32x40GbE QSFP+ & 4xSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air | ||
| DCS-7050QX-32# | Arista 7050, 32xQSFP+ switch | DCS-7050QX-32S# | Arista 7050X, 32xQSFP+ & 4xSFP+ switch, no fans, no psu |
| DCS-7050QX2-32S# | Arista 7050X2, 32x40GbE QSFP+ & 4xSFP+ switch, configurable fans and psu | ||
| DCS-7050QX-32-D# | Arista 7050, 32xQSFP+ switch, SSD | DCS-7050QX-32S-D# | Arista 7050X, 32xQSFP+ & 4xSFP+ switch, SSD, no fans, no psu |
Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| End-of-Sale Announcement | September 20th, 2016 |
| Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) | March 20th, 2017 |
| Last day to add new service contracts | March 20th, 2018 |
| Last day to request hardware failure analysis | March 20th, 2018 |
| Last day to receive software bug fixes and support | March 20th, 2019 |
| Last day to renew existing service contracts | March 20th, 2019 |
| Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support | March 20th, 2020 |
| Last day for hardware RMA requests | March 20th, 2020 |
| End-of-Life of product | March 20th, 2020 |
Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones
For more information about the Arista End-of-Life policy, please visit: https://www.arista.com/en/support/policy/end-of-life-policy
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