1. Announcement Summary
Riverbed Technology hereby announces the end-of-availability of AppResponse Xpert Expansion Chassis 200. These systems will no longer be available for sale effective April 17, 2014. Customers and partners may continue to order these systems from Riverbed through April 16, 2014, subject to availability. Customers may continue to order Riverbed support services on these systems subject to Riverbed's end-of-availability and end-of-support policy located at: www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy
Table 1 identifies the relevant dates for end-of-availability and end-of-support. End-of-support, for the EXP200, is based on the previously announced end-of-support dates, for the model/platform that the EXP200 expansion chassis is connected to.
Product | Description | End-of-Availability (Last Order Date) | End of Support: Feature Release Major / Minor | End of Support: Hardware/SW Maintenance |
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ARX 5000/4200 |
ARX EXP-200 |
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ARX-EXP200-B010 | AppResponse Xpert ARXEXP200 Expansion Chassis, 3G SAS | Apr 16, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
ARX-EXP200-B010-E | Eval AppResponse Xpert ARXEXP200 Expansion Chassis, 3G SAS | Apr 16, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
Note: Orders may take up to thirty days to ship from the date of order.
2. Migration Plan
The recommended alternative to the Expansion Chassis 200 is the Expansion Chassis 300.
Expansion Chassis appliances (200 and 300) are used to expand the storage of specific AppResponse Xpert models. For example, migrating two Expansion Chassis 200s connected to an AppResponse Xpert 4200, will require one or more Expansion Chassis 300s and migrating to an AppResponse Xpert 4300, or 5100, or 6000. As a result, it is important to consider Expansion Chassis and AppResponse Xpert model compatibility before coming up with a migration plan for specific customer environments. The following tables provide that compatibility information for both Expansion Chassis 200 and 300.
Table 2 – Expansion Chassis 200 Compatibility
ARX Base/Primary Appliance Model | Max # of EXP-200 | Total Storage (TB) with EXP-200 |
ARX 4200 | 3 | 112 TB |
ARX 5000 | 3 | 125 TB |
Table 3 – Expansion Chassis 300 Compatibility
ARX Base/Primary Appliance Model | Max # of EXP-200 | Total Storage (TB) with EXP-200 |
ARX 4200 | 3 | 112 TB |
ARX 5000 | 3 | 125 TB |
3. Refurbished Units
Riverbed may have refurbished systems available for sale after the above end of sale dates, supply permitting, provided that the above end of support dates shall apply to those refurbished units. Please contact your local sales representative for availability and details.
4. End-of-Availability Policy
For information on Riverbed’s end-of-availability and end-of-support policy, please see www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy.
5. Additional Information
For additional information regarding this change, please contact Product Management at prod-mgmt@riverbed.com.