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
34
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life 34 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. Current eBay listings for Dell File Management Appliance/CTA ↗
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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