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ÎçҹѰ»¨ End of Life Policy

ÎçҹѰ»¨ strives to offer customer choice by adding new platform options to our available hardware offerings and cloud platform services. Below, you’ll find details outlining hardware and software support for ÎçҹѰ»¨ supported platforms as they age and near End of Life (EOL) according to the following policy.

Definitions

ÎçҹѰ»¨ Software

ÎçҹѰ»¨ will continue to provide support services for any ÎçҹѰ»¨ software version that (i) is less than 18 months old since its release date, (ii) has an active subscription, (iii) is running at least the minimum supported software version, and (iv) is running on an active Platform featured in the ÎçҹѰ»¨ Supported Platforms list.

Regarding the requirement for the ÎçҹѰ»¨ software version to be less than 18 months old since its release date:

  • ÎçҹѰ»¨ will provide support for any version of ÎçҹѰ»¨ software with a release date within the previous 18 month period, starting at the point any such request for support is made to ÎçҹѰ»¨.
  • Once a ÎçҹѰ»¨ software version reaches the age of 18 months past its original release date, it will no longer be supported by ÎçҹѰ»¨ and customers should upgrade to a supported version to continue receiving support. 
  • If a customer is running a version of ÎçҹѰ»¨ software older than 18 months and makes a support request, then ÎçҹѰ»¨ may require the customer to first update the ÎçҹѰ»¨ software to a supported version and if the problem still remains after the update to a supported version, then ÎçҹѰ»¨ will provide support to the customer for that problem.
  • Customers will not receive a notification from ÎçҹѰ»¨ that they are running a ÎçҹѰ»¨ software version older than 18 months – customers can view all ÎçҹѰ»¨ software releases, including their original release dates, in the Nexus Downloads page. That same page can be used to download the software updates.
  • It is recommended that customers plan and execute upgrades well in advance of the 18 month lifecycle timescale in order to maintain a secure, stable and supported environment.
  • In certain exceptional circumstances, an extension of support for a ÎçҹѰ»¨ software version older than 18 months may be requested. Such requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Approval of an exception request is not guaranteed.

ÎçҹѰ»¨ Branded Hardware

  • ÎçҹѰ»¨ will provide support services for ÎçҹѰ»¨ branded hardware associated with an active hardware support services contract.
  • As of August 2021, ÎçҹѰ»¨ will no longer sell ÎçҹѰ»¨ hardware or hardware support services. 
  • Customers may buy equivalent hardware, and related hardware support, from Arrow via channel resellers. For these systems, ÎçҹѰ»¨ Hardware Assurance will provide first call, monitoring, and facilitation of resolution for hardware on-premises to provide the same customer success experience. 
  • Hardware support services cannot be purchased or renewed less than two (2) years prior to EoPS date, or for a term that extends beyond the associated Platform’s EoPS date.

Third-Party Hardware

ÎçҹѰ»¨ Supported Platforms will reflect the compatibility state of third-party hardware until the hardware has reached the third-party’s End of Platform Support (EoPS) date or equivalent. ÎçҹѰ»¨ does not provide hardware support for third-party hardware.

Platform Support Notification

Platforms and related dates will be updated on the list of ÎçҹѰ»¨ Supported Platforms. If you would like to be notified about changes to your Platforms, please contact .

Updated on 8/3/2021

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