End-of-Availability (EOA) Notice
Virtual SteelFusion (Granite) Cores: vGC1000 and vGC1500 Models
For Internal and Partner release
May 21, 2018
1. Announcement Summary
Riverbed Technology hereby announces the end-of-availability of the Virtual SteelFusion (Granite) Core vGC1000 and vGC1500 models, formerly known as Granite Core Virtual Edition products. These systems will no longer be available for sale as of August 1, 2018. Customers and partners may continue to order these systems from Riverbed through July 31, 2018.
Customers may continue to order Riverbed support services, on these systems, subject to Riverbed’s end-of-support policy located at: www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy.
Table 1 identifies the relevant dates for end-of-availability and end-of-support.
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Product
SKU/Part Number |
Description
|
Product Name
|
End of Availability
(Last Order Date) |
HW Appliances Only:
Date of End of Support for SW Feature Releases (Major/Minor) |
End of Support:
Hardware/SW Maintenance |
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|
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Note: All associated maintenance SKUs will be available for ordering through July 31, 2022 to allow customers to purchase their final year of support.
2. Migration Plan
Recommended alternatives for above platforms are the vSFC2500 or SteelFusion Core 3500, if physical Appliance form factor is an option.
More information is available http://www.riverbed.com/us/products/steelfusion
3. Refurbished Units
Not applicable.
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. 5. Additional Information
For additional information regarding this change, please contact SteelFusion Product Management team at sfusion-pm@riverbed.com.