Date: August 8, 2023

Arista Networks announces the end-of-sale/end-of-life for DCA-DM-SC Service Node appliance whose product part number is listed below in Table 1. Customers with active support contracts will continue to receive support from Arista TAC (Technical Assistance Center) till the End-of-Life date as listed in Table 3, the End-of-Life Milestones.

Affected Product Description Replacement Products Description
DCA-DM-SC Service Node Version ‘SC’ DCA-DM-SC2 Service Node Version ‘SC2’

Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers

Software upgrade recommendations for deploying the new DCA-DM-SC2 Service node are provided in Table 2 below

Current Software Version Recommended Upgrade Software Version
DMF 8.0.x or later No upgrade required 1
DMF/BMF 7.3.x or earlier Upgrade required to DMF 8.0.x or later 2

Table 2: Software upgrade recommendations for DCA-DM-SC2 service node deployment

1. Although no upgrade is required, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest recommended release.
2. It is recommended to upgrade to the latest recommended release. Customers using Accton switches with DMF should reach out to the Arista account team for upgrade guidance.

Affected Product Milestone Date
DCA-DM-SC Last day to order (End-of-Sale) 1-Sep-2023
Last day to receive software bug fixes 31-Aug-2026
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support 31-Aug-2028
Last day for HW RMA requests 31-Aug-2028
End-of-Life of product 31-Aug-2028

Table 3: End-of-Life Milestones

 

For More Information:

For more information about Arista’s DMF/CCF EOS/EOL policies and/or to obtain an explanation of terms used in this announcement, please refer to the Arista DMF/CCF/MCD Product Life Cycle Policy.

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