Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for the DCS-7280CR2K-60 and DCS-7280CR2A-60 of the 7280 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 30 June 2023.

Customers with active support contracts for DCS-7280CR2K-60 and DCS-7280CR2A-60 products will continue to receive support from Arista TAC (Technical Assistance Center) as long as the systems remain covered under a support contract and the dates listed in Table 2, the End-of-Life Milestones.

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-7280CR3K andDCS-7280CR3-96 should be considered as alternatives depending on the nature of the networking requirements.

 Affected Product Sub SKUs Description  Alternate Products
DCS-7280CR2K-60 -F, -DC-F, # Arista 7280R2, 60x100GbE QSFP switch router, AlgoMatch-2 DCS-7280CR3K-96
DCS-7280CR2A-60 -F, -DC-F, # Arista 7280R2, 60x100GbE QSFP switch router, AlgoMatch DCS-7280CR3-96

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 December 30, 2022
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) (Subject to availability) June 30, 2023
Last day to add new service contracts June 30, 2024
Last day to request hardware failure analysis June 30, 2024
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support June 30, 2026
Last day to renew existing service contracts June 30, 2027
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support June 30, 2028
Last day for hardware RMA requests June 30, 2028
End-of-Life of product June 30, 2028

Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones

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

If you need assistance with migration options, please contact your Arista sales representative or contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.