End of Sale of 10G SFP+ and 40G QSFP+ 7 meter copper cables
Arista Networks announces the end of sale of its 10G SFP+ and 40G QSFP+ 7 meter copper cables. The product part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is April 17th, 2016. Customers with active support contracts will continue to receive support from Arista TAC (Technical Assistance Center) as per the dates listed in Table 2, the End-of-Life Milestones.
Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to plan a migration to 7 meter SFP+/QSFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC) or other SFP+/QSFP+ Copper and AOC cables from the wide range of cable lengths that are available. Information about these products can be found at Arista Transceiver Guide.
| Affected Product | Description | Replacement Product | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAB-SFP-SFP-7M | 10GBASE-CR SFP+ Cable 7 meter | AOC-S-S-10G-7M CAB-SFP-SFP-5M |
SFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE Active Optical Cable 7 meter 10BASE-CR SFP+ Cable 5 meter |
| CAB-Q-Q-7M | 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ to QSFP+ Twinax Copper Cable 7 meter |
AOC-Q-Q-40G-7M CAB-Q-Q-5M |
QSFP+ to QSFP+ 40GbE Active Optical Cable 7 meter 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ to QSFP+ Twinax Copper Cable 5 meter |
Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| End-of-Sale Announcement | Apr 17, 2015 |
| Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) | Apr 17, 2016 |
| Last day to add new service contracts | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Last day to request hardware failure analysis | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Last day to receive software bug fixes and support | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Last day to renew existing service contracts | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Last day to receive 24x7 TAC support | Apr 17, 2019 |
| Last day for hardware RMA requests | Apr 17, 2019 |
| End-of-Life of product | Apr 17, 2019 |
Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones
For more information about the Arista End-of-Life policy, please visit: https://www.arista.com/en/support/policy/end-of-life-policy
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