Dell Centera — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Dell Centera — object storage. End-of-sale (Dell EOL) and end-of-standard-support (EOSS) dates from Dell’s published End-of-Life list (Dell KB 000185734).
Every tracked Dell Centera SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Mar 2023). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
Available
Apr 2002
End of sale
Feb 2004 – Mar 2018
Last date of support
Feb 2009 – Mar 2023
Part numbers
9
210
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 210 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: object storage
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 7 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation 1 | Centera object storage | Feb 2004 | Feb 2009 | Past support |
| Centera Gen2 | Centera object storage | Dec 2004 | Dec 2009 | Past support |
| Centera Gen3 | Centera object storage | Mar 2006 | Mar 2011 | Past support |
| Centera Generation 4 2.0 TB | Centera object storage | Mar 2008 | Feb 2013 | Past support |
| Centera Generation 4 1.2 TB | Centera object storage | Jul 2007 | Feb 2013 | Past support |
| Centera Generation 4 LP 3 TB | Centera object storage | Feb 2009 | Feb 2014 | Past support |
| Centera Generation 4 LP 8 TB | Centera object storage | Mar 2018 | Mar 2023 | Past support |
| Centera Generation 4 LP 4 TB | Centera object storage | Mar 2018 | Mar 2023 | Past support |
| Centera Generation 4 LP 12 TB | Centera object storage | Mar 2018 | Mar 2023 | Past support |
Options from here
The Dell Centera is past Dell end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
Dell Centera — questions
Is the Dell Centera end of life?
Yes. Every tracked Centera SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the Centera?
Last dates of support across Centera SKU groups range from Feb 2009 to Mar 2023.
Where do these Centera dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Dell End-of-Life list it was taken from.
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