1. Announcement Summary
Riverbed Technology hereby announces the end-of-availability of the Steelhead 150 and 250 models. These systems will no longer be available for sale as of Jan 1, 2014. Customers and partners may continue to order these systems from Riverbed through Dec 31, 2013, subject to availability. Customers may continue to order Riverbed support services, on these systems, subject to Riverbed’s end-of-support policy located at at: www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy
Table 1 identifies the relevant dates for end-of-availability:
Product
SKU/Part Number |
Description
|
Product Name
|
Date EOA Announced
|
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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|
Note:
2. Migration Plan
Recommended alternatives for above platforms are the currently released Steelhead ® models CX255 which are supported on RiOS 8.0.3a onwards.
More information is available at http://www.riverbed.com/us/products/steelhead_appliance/
3. Refurbished Units (-E Systems)
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.