Dell VNX1 — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Dell VNX1 — 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 VNX1 SKU group is past Dell end of service life (last group Jul 2022). 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 2011
End of sale
Dec 2014 – May 2019
Last date of support
Dec 2019 – Jul 2022
Part numbers
12
80
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 80 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNX7500, VNX5700, VNX5500 Upgrades | VNX1 storage array | May 2019 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| VNX7500 (Block, File, & Unified) | VNX1 storage array | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| VNX5700 (Block, File, & Unified) | VNX1 storage array | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| VNX5500 (Block, File, & Unified) | VNX1 storage array | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| VNX5300, VNX5100 Upgrades | VNX1 storage array | May 2019 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| VNX5300 (File & Unified) | VNX1 storage array | Dec 2014 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| VNX5300 (Block) | VNX1 storage array | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| VNX5150 (Block only) | VNX1 storage array | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| VNX5100 (Block only) | VNX1 storage array | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| VG8, VG2 Upgrades | VNX1 storage array | — | Jul 2022 | Past support |
| VG8 (with VNX OE 7.x) | VNX1 storage array | Jul 2017 | Jul 2022 | Past support |
| VG2 (with VNX OE 7.x) | VNX1 storage array | Jul 2017 | Jul 2022 | Past support |
Options from here
The Dell VNX1 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 VNX1 — questions
Is the Dell VNX1 end of life?
Yes. Every tracked VNX1 SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the VNX1?
Last dates of support across VNX1 SKU groups range from Dec 2019 to Jul 2022.
Where do these VNX1 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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