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End-of-Availability (EOA) Notice (Revised Nov 1, 2013)

OPNET AppResponse Xpert Models: Exapansion Chassis 200

January 15, 2014

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
ARX
5000/4200
ARX
EXP-200
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.

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