Date: June 20, 2023

Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for the DCS-7280CR2-60 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 December 2023.

Customers with active support contracts for DCS-7280CR2-60 Series products 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-7280CR3A-72 Series should be considered as alternatives depending on the nature of the networking requirements.

Affected Product Sub SKUs Description Replacement Products
DCS-7280CR2-60 -F, -DC-F, # Arista 7280R2, 60x100GbE QSFP switch router DCS-7280CR3A-72

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 June 2023
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) (Subject to availability) 20 December 2023
Last day to add new service contracts 20 December 2024
Last day to request hardware failure analysis 20 December 2024
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support 20 December 2026
Last day to renew existing service contracts 20 December 2027
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support 20 December 2028
Last day for hardware RMA requests 20 December 2028
End-of-Life of product 20 December 2028

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

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.