Dell File Management Appliance/CTA — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Dell File Management Appliance/CTA — 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 File Management Appliance/CTA SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Dec 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
Sep 2012
End of sale
Apr 2018
Last date of support
Dec 2023
Part numbers
3
32
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 32 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
All 3 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 8 | File Management Appliance/CTA storage array | Apr 2018 | Dec 2023 | Past support |
| CTA8HA-APL | File Management Appliance/CTA storage array | Apr 2018 | Dec 2023 | Past support |
| CTA8-APL | File Management Appliance/CTA storage array | Apr 2018 | Dec 2023 | Past support |
Options from here
The Dell File Management Appliance/CTA 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 File Management Appliance/CTA — questions
Is the Dell File Management Appliance/CTA end of life?
Yes. Every tracked File Management Appliance/CTA SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the File Management Appliance/CTA?
Dec 2023, per the Dell End-of-Life list.
Where do these File Management Appliance/CTA 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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