Arista Networks announces the upcoming end of sale for the CCS-720XP-96ZC2 model switches that have 4GB DRAM. Other members of the CCS-720XP series are not affected by this End of Sale notice.

The product and part number covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is 20th March, 2026.

Customers with active support contracts for these models 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 are encouraged to consider migrating to newer models that provide equivalent or higher performance, features and scale, as shown below. The newer models support existing features.

Affected Products Description Replacement Products Description
CCS-720XP-96ZC2#  Arista 720XP, 80x2.5G, 16x5G POE, 4x25G SFP/2x100G QSFP switch; Requires PSU/Fans CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S#  Arista 720XP, 80x2.5G, 16x5G POE, 4x25G SFP/2x100G QSFP switch, exp mem; Requires PSU/Fans
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F-NA
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F-UK
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F-EU
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F-JPN
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F-C14
Arista 720XP, 80x2.5G, 16x5G POE, 4x25G SFP/2x100G QSFP switch, front to rear air, AC (2) CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-2F
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-2F-NA
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-2F-UK
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-2F-EU
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-2F-JPN
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-2F-C14 
Arista 720XP, 80x2.5G, 16x5G POE, 4x25G SFP/2x100G QSFP switch, exp mem, front to rear air, AC (2)
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-4F
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-4F-NA
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-4F-UK
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-4F-EU
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-4F-JPN
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-4F-C14
Arista 720XP, 80x2.5G, 16x5G POE, 4x25G SFP/2x100G QSFP switch, front to rear air, AC (4) CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-4F
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-4F-NA
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-4F-UK
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-4F-EU
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-4F-JPN
CCS-720XP-96ZC2-M-S-4F-C14
Arista 720XP, 80x2.5G, 16x5G POE, 4x25G SFP/2x100G QSFP switch, exp mem, front to rear air, AC (4)

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  12 September 2025
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) (Subject to availability) 20 March 2026
Last day to add new service contracts 20 March 2027
Last day to request hardware failure analysis 20 March 2027
Last day to receive software bug fixes and support 20 March 2029 
Last day to renew existing service contracts 20 March 2030
Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support 20 March 2031
Last day for hardware RMA requests 20 March 2031
End-of-Life of product 20 March 2031

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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