Dell CLARiiON FC — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Dell CLARiiON FC — storage array. 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 CLARiiON FC SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Sep 2008). 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
Feb 1997
End of sale
Jul 2001 – Sep 2003
Last date of support
Jul 2006 – Sep 2008
Part numbers
7
241
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 241 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: storage array
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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC57xx | CLARiiON FC storage array | Jul 2001 | Jul 2006 | Past support |
| FC55xx | CLARiiON FC storage array | Jul 2001 | Jul 2006 | Past support |
| FC53xx | CLARiiON FC storage array | Sep 2002 | Sep 2007 | Past support |
| IP4700 | CLARiiON FC storage array | Dec 2002 | Dec 2007 | Past support |
| FC4700-2 | CLARiiON FC storage array | Sep 2003 | Sep 2008 | Past support |
| FC45xx | CLARiiON FC storage array | Sep 2003 | Sep 2008 | Past support |
| FC4700 | CLARiiON FC storage array | Mar 2002 | Sep 2008 | Past support |
Options from here
The Dell CLARiiON FC 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 CLARiiON FC — questions
Is the Dell CLARiiON FC end of life?
Yes. Every tracked CLARiiON FC SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the CLARiiON FC?
Last dates of support across CLARiiON FC SKU groups range from Jul 2006 to Sep 2008.
Where do these CLARiiON FC 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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