Date: December 20th, 2023

Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for the DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC , DCS-7500R2A-36CQ-LC, DCS-7500R2M-36CQ-LC and DCS-7500R2AM-36CQ-LC, part of the 7500R Series.

The products and part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is planned for 20 June 2024.

Customers with active support contracts for the 7500R2 Series products listed below will continue to receive support from Arista TAC (Technical Assistance Center) according to the dates listed in Table 2, the End-of-Life Milestones, as long as the systems remain covered under a support contract.

Migration Options

Customers affected by the End of Sales are encouraged to plan a migration to models that provide equivalent functionality or higher performance. The Arista DCS-7500R3 Line Cards  should be considered as alternatives depending on the nature of the networking requirements.

Affected Product Sub SKUs Description Replacement Products
DCS-7500R2-36CQ-LC

-LC,
-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 wirespeed line card  DCS-7500R3-36CQ
DCS-7500R2A-36CQ-LC -LC,
-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 AlgoMatch wirespeed line card  DCS-7500R3-36CQ
DCS-7500R2M-36CQ-LC -LC,
-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 with MACSec, wirespeed line card  DCS-7500R3-36CQ
DCS-7500R2AM-36CQ-LC -LC,
-LC#
7500R2 Series 36 port 100GbE QSFP100 with AlgoMatch and MACSec, wirespeed line card DCS-7500R3-36CQ
Table 1: Affected Products and Part Numbers
 

Alternative products with enhanced functionality and increased scale are also available. Customers are requested to contact Arista sales for additional information on these alternatives.

Milestone Date
End-of-Sale Announcement  20 December 2023
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) (Subject to availability) 20 June 2024
Last day to add new service contracts 20 June 2025
Last day to request hardware failure analysis 20 June 2025
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support 20 June 2027
Last day to renew existing service contracts 20 June 2028
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support 20 June 2029
Last day for hardware RMA requests 20 June 2029
End-of-Life of product 20 June 2029
Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones
 

 

For More Information:

For more information about the Arista End-of-Life policy, please visit:  https://www.arista.com/support/product-documentation/five-year-end-of-life-policy

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