Date: June 28th, 2024

Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for the 7170 and 7170B Series. This notice replaces any previously published notices related to the same product series.

The products and part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is planned for 28 September 2024.

 

Due to limited supply, this date is subject to product availability and may be revised without notice.

Customers with active support contracts for 7170 and 7170B Series products will continue to receive support from Arista TAC (Technical Assistance Center) according to the dates listed in Table 2, the End-of-Life Milestones, as long as the systems remain covered under a support contract.

Migration Options

Customers affected by the End of Sales are encouraged to plan a migration to models that provide higher performance and equivalent functionality if available. The table below lists Arista systems with similar port density that should be considered as alternatives depending on the nature of the networking requirements. Customers are requested to contact Arista sales for additional information on alternatives.

Affected Product Sub SKUs Description Replacement Products
DCS-7170-32C -F, -R, #, -M Arista 7170, High Capacity Programmable 32 x 100GbE QSFP switch DCS-7050CX3-32C,
DCS-7280CR3A-32S
DCS-7170-32CD -F, -R, #, -M Arista 7170, Programmable 32 x 100GbE QSFP switch DCS-7050CX3-32C,
DCS-7280CR3A-32S
DCS-7170-64C -F, -R, #, -M Arista 7170, Programmable 64 x 100GbE QSFP switch DCS-7260CX3-64,
DCS-7280CR3A-72
DCS-7170B-64C -F, # Arista 7170B, Programmable 64 x 100GbE QSFP switch DCS-7260CX3-64,
DCS-7280CR3A-72

Table 1: Affected Products and Part Numbers

 
Milestone Date
End-of-Sale Announcement  28 June 2024
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) (Subject to availability) 28 September 2024
Last day to add new service contracts 28 September 2025
Last day to request hardware failure analysis 28 September 2025
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support 28 September 2026
Last day to renew existing service contracts 28 September 2026
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support 28 September 2027
Last day for hardware RMA requests 28 September 2027
End-of-Life of product 28 September 2027

Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones

 

 

For More Information:

For more information about the Arista End-of-Life policy, please visit: 
https://www.arista.com/en/support/product-documentation/end-of-life-policy

If you need assistance with migration options, please contact your Arista sales representative or contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.