End of Life Security Support Policy for Converged Infrastructure, Midrange and Enterprise Storage, and Storage Networking Products

Summary: This policy provides details on the Dell Technologies Security Support Policy for Converged Infrastructure, Midrange and Enterprise Storage, and Storage Networking Products which have reached End of Sales Life (EOL). ...

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Definitions

  • End of Sales Life (EOL)
The date after which products can no longer be ordered.
  • End of Standard Support (EOSS)
The date after which basic maintenance and support services are no longer guaranteed (for example, maintenance, access to new features, technology, or fixes).
  • End of Security Support (EoSecS)
The date after which security updates are no longer guaranteed for a given product.

 

Summary

This policy provides details on the Dell Technologies Security Support Policy for the following products which have reached EOL:

  • AppSync
  • Atmos
  • Centera
  • Storage Center Dell Compellent (SC)
  • Data Computing Appliance (DCA)
  • Dell Unity AFA
  • eNAS
  • FluidFS (8600)
  • PowerProtect Data Protection Software
  • EqualLogic (PS)
  • PowerPath
  • Unity VSA
  • VNXe3100, 3150, 3300
  • VNX1 family
  • VNXe1600
  • VNX2 family
  • VNXe3200
  • VMAX Classic
  • VMAX 10K, 20K, 40K
  • VMAX100K, 200K, 400K
  • VMAX AFA
  • VMAX3 Hybrid
  • XtremIO - X1
  • XtremIO - X2


End of Security Support Period

Dell Technologies strives to provide security updates beyond EOL until the EoSecS date for the Products, as detailed below:
 

Product EOL Date
yyyy-mm-dd		 Severity levels that were addressed in updates until one year before EoSecS. One year before EoSecS
yyyy-mm-dd		 Severity levels addressed in updates in the year before EoSecS EoSecS Date
yyyy-mm-dd		 Severity levels addressed in updates after EoSecS
Atmos 2016-12-31 High and Critical 2020-12-31 Critical 2021-12-31 None
Centera Systems 2018-03-31 High and Critical 2022-03-31 Critical 2023-03-31 None
Storage Center Dell Compellent (SC) 2021-08-15 High and Critical 2027-08-31 Critical 2028-08-31 None
SC drives Low to Critical N/A Low to Critical 2033-08-31
Data Computing Appliance (DCA) 2018-05-15 High and Critical 2021-12-31 Critical 2022-12-31 None
Dell Unity AFA 2025-08-01 High and Critical 2029-07-31 Critical 2030-07-31 None
eNAS 2024-10-31 High and Critical 2028-10-31 Critical 2029-10-31 None
EqualLogic PS 2019-02-01 High and Critical 2023-02-28 Critical 2024-02-29 None
FluidFS (8600) 2018-08-03 High and Critical 2022-08-31 Critical 2023-08-31 None
PowerPath   High and Critical 2026-07-31 Critical 2027-07-31 None
VMAX 10K, 40K 2017-09-30 High and Critical 2021-09-30 Critical 2022-09-30 None
VMAX 20K 2015-03-30 High and Critical 2019-03-31 Critical 2019-03-31 None
VMAX 450F, 850F AFA 2018-11-02 High and Critical 2022-10-31 Critical 2023-10-31 None
VMAX3 Hybrid arrays
(100K, 200K, 400K)		 2019-09-30 High and Critical 2023-09-30 Critical 2024-09-30 None
VMAX 250F 2021-09-30 High and Critical 2025-09-30 Critical 2026-09-30 None
VMAX 950F 2022-07-31 High and Critical 2026-07-31 Critical 2027-07-31 None
VNX1 arrays 2011-02-24 High and Critical 2018-12-31 Critical 2019-12-31 None
VNXe1 arrays 2015-12-31 High and Critical 2019-12-31 Critical 2020-12-31 None
VNXe1600 arrays 2018-01-31 High and Critical 2022-01-31 Critical 2023-01-31 None
VNX2 arrays 2018-01-31 High and Critical 2022-01-31 Critical 2023-01-31 None
VNXe3200 arrays 2018-01-31 High and Critical 2022-01-31 Critical 2023-01-31 None
Unity VSA 2025-12-31 High and Critical 2027-12-31 Critical 2028-12-31 None
XtremIO - X1 arrays 2018-01-08 High and Critical 2022-04-30 Critical 2023-04-30 None
XtremIO - X2 arrays 2022-01-28 High and Critical 2026-01-31 Critical 2027-01-31 None



Consult the Dell Vulnerability Response Policy for more information about severity classifications and vulnerability remediation.
 

Security Update Cadence

Dell intends to release software updates for the above products in a cadence of 9-to-12-month releases until one year before EOSS. These releases typically contain both functional and security updates. Dell reserves the right to modify this schedule at any time without prior notice.

Dell may choose to release security updates for vulnerabilities outside of the aforementioned schedule on a case by case basis.
 

Where to obtain information about Security Updates.

Dell continues to publish Security Advisories and Notices for issues remediated in our products.


Additional References

Dell End-of-Life Documents for Converged Infrastructure, Midrange, and Enterprise Storage, and Storage Networking Products | Dell US


Disclaimer

For supplier-supported third-party software (such as operating systems and bundled software) and non-Dell Branded third-party devices, software updates are delivered by the third-party supplier pursuant to applicable warranties, service contracts, or policies. Dell is not responsible for such updates.
 

NOTE: Dell software interoperability support for such third-party software is subject to the life cycle of the third-party software.


Due to variations in product lines and dependencies on third-party component providers, Dell cannot guarantee that security support is generally available for all components of a given product until the end of its Security Support Period or that all components of a product are subject to the same Security Support Period (such as when support for a third-party component ends before the end of the Dell Security Support Period). Sometimes, mitigation of a security issue might require a move to a newer product.

Affected Products

SC Series, EqualLogic (PS Series), Atmos, Centera, Centera Series, Data Computing Appliance V1, Data Computing Appliance V2, Data Computing Appliance V3, VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX3 Series, VNX2 Series, VNXe3200, XtremIO X1, XtremIO X2
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Article Number: 000208328
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2026
Version:  8
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