Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for the 7260QX Series 40 Gigabit Ethernet Switches and the 1100W AC Power supplies. The product part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is October 10th 2020. 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 newer models that are equivalent or better. The newer models support existing features, are more power efficient and offer enhanced functionality.

The 7260CX-64 offers a 10/40/100GbE migration with higher performance and lower latency, while both the 7260CX3-64E and 7260CX3-64 offer higher performance with lower power and support for 100GbE in addition to 40GbE interfaces.

Affected Product Description Replacement Products Description
DCS-7260QX-64-F Arista 7260, 64xQSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air DCS-7260CX3-64E-F Arista 7260X3, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ Enhanced switch, front-to-rear air, 2xAC
DCS-7260CX3-64-F Arista 7260X3, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air, 2xAC
DCS-7260CX-64-F Arista 7260X, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ switch, front-to-rear air, 2xAC
DCS-7260QX-64-R Arista 7260, 64xQSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air DCS-7260CX3-64E-R Arista 7260X3, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ Enhanced switch, rear-to-front air, 2xAC
DCS-7260CX3-64-R Arista 7260X3, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air, 2xAC
DCS-7260CX-64-R Arista 7260X, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ switch, rear-to-front air, 2xAC
DCS-7260QX-64# Arista 7260, 64xQSFP+ switch, no fans, no psu DCS-7260CX3-64E# Arista 7260X3, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ Enhanced switch, no fans, no psu
DCS-7260CX3-64# Arista 7260X3, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ switch, no fans, no psu
DCS-7260CX-64# Arista 7260X, 64x100 GbE QSFP & 2xSFP+ switch, no fans, no psu

PWR-1100AC-F

PWR-1100AC-F#

1100 Watt AC power supply for Arista 7260QX-64 Switches (front-to-rear airflow) NA - see replacement products above
PWR-1100AC-R

PWR-1100AC-R#

1100 Watt AC power supply for Arista 7260QX-64 Switches (rear-to-front airflow) NA - see replacement products above

Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers

 

 

Milestone Date
End-of-Sale Announcement April 10, 2019
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) October 10, 2020
Last day to add new service contracts October 10, 2021
Last day to request hardware failure analysis October 10, 2021
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support October 10, 2023
Last day to renew existing service contracts October 10, 2024
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support October 10, 2025
Last day for hardware RMA requests October 10, 2025
End-of-Life of product October 10, 2025

Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones

 

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