1. Announcement Summary
Riverbed Technology hereby announces the end-of-availability of SteelHead EX and SteelFusion Edge branded products EXA 560, 760, 1160, 1260 and 1360 models. These systems will no longer be available for sale as of January 1, 2016. Customers and partners may continue to order these systems from Riverbed through December 31, 2015, subject to availability
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:
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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|
Note: Spares and upgrades are not subject to this end-of-availability notice.
1. Migration Plan
Recommended alternatives for the above SteelHead EX models are the currently shipping SteelFusion Edge, SFED models. In some cases Steelhead CX models may be applicable as well.
The following table summarizes a few migration options available:
Platform | Replacement SKU |
EX560 | SFED-2100 if Hypervisor needed CX570 / CX770 for WAN Optimization only |
EX760 | SFED-2100 if Hypervisor needed CX570 / CX770 for WAN Optimization only |
EX1160 | SFED-2100 |
EX1260 (2TB) | SFED-2200 |
EX1260 (4TB) | SFED-3100 |
EX1360 /EX1360P | SFED-3200 / SFED-5100 |
More information is available at http://www.riverbed.com/us/products/steelfusion
3. Refurbished Units (-E Systems)
Riverbed may have refurbished (-E) 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 Parimal Puranik at parimal.puranik@riverbed.com.