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Dell Connectrix (McData) — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

PAST VENDOR SUPPORTDell ended support in January 2014.

Dell Connectrix (McData) — san switch. 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 Connectrix (McData) SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Jan 2014). 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

Jan 1999

End of sale

Mar 2002 – Jan 2009

Last date of support

Jan 2008 – Jan 2014

Part numbers

55

Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026
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223

months past last support

Support Runway Score10/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
  • Past end of service life — 223 months ago
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: san switch

Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated

Figure 1. Dell issues no software maintenance and no security fixes for this product. Third-party maintenance, spares or replacement are the paths from here. EOSL.ai sells none of them and takes no placement fee.

Part numbers in this family

Dates vary across 9 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.

Part numberDescriptionEnd of saleLast supportStatus
DS-32MConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2003Jan 2008Past support
DS-16M2Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2003Jan 2008Past support
DS-16MConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2003Jan 2008Past support
ED-1032MConnectrix (McData) san switchMar 2002Aug 2008Past support
ED-PCMConnectrix (McData) san switchJun 2005Jun 2010Past support
ED-64MCUPConnectrix (McData) san switchJun 2005Jun 2010Past support
ED-64MConnectrix (McData) san switchJun 2005Jun 2010Past support
ED-6064Connectrix (McData) san switchJun 2005Jun 2010Past support
DS-32M2Connectrix (McData) san switchFeb 2006Feb 2011Past support
DS-24M2Connectrix (McData) san switchSep 2006Sep 2011Past support
MP2640MConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2013Past support
MP-1620MConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2013Past support
ED-UPM-L10-UConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2013Past support
ED-UPM-L10Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2013Past support
DS-4700MConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2013Past support
DS-4400MConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2013Past support
ED-10KM-SWXConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-SWMConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-SMPNLConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-RLKTConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-LMPNLConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-CBLINTConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-CBLDOMConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM432SWUConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM432SWConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM432LXUConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM432LXConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM432L4UConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM432L4Connectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-320SUConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-320SConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-320LUConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-320LConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-242UConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-242SUConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-242LUConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-242LConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-164SUConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-164SConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10KM-164LConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-10000MConnectrix (McData) san switchJul 2008Jul 2013Past support
ED-XPM-L10-UConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-XPM-L10Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-XPM-01-UConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-XPM-01Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-QPM-L10-UConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-QPM-L10Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-QPM-L04-UConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-QPM-L04Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-QPM-04-UConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-QPM-04Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-140MCUPConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-140MConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2009Jan 2014Past support
ED-UPM-04-UConnectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2014Past support
ED-UPM-04Connectrix (McData) san switchJan 2008Jan 2014Past support
Dell End-of-Life list ↗verified Jul 2026

Options from here

The Dell Connectrix (McData) is past Dell end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

Check your exact part numbers Weigh your support options

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 Connectrix (McData) — questions

Is the Dell Connectrix (McData) end of life?

Yes. Every tracked Connectrix (McData) SKU group is past its last date of support.

What is the last date of support for the Connectrix (McData)?

Last dates of support across Connectrix (McData) SKU groups range from Jan 2008 to Jan 2014.

Where do these Connectrix (McData) 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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