HPE recently issued an End Of Life notice for a range of its Nimble Storage arrays. These include the:
HPE will continue to offer these EOL models until July 31st 2023. Base array upgrades (controllers, capacity, cache, shelves, networking etc.) will be offered for an additional 3 years while hardware and software support will be available until the end of engineering support on July 31st 2028.
The table below summarises the timeline of the EOL process.
Milestone |
Date |
Explanation |
End of Life Announcement |
30/01/2023 |
Notification of product entering End of Life period |
Discontinuance |
30/06/2023 |
Orders after this date will be fulfilled based on inventory availability |
Obsolescence |
31/07/2023 |
Last day to purchase product, subject to inventory availability. SKUs are removed from HPE price list, quoting, and ordering systems |
End of sale date for Hardware Upgrades |
31/07/2026 |
Last day to purchase hardware upgrades (controllers, shelves, etc.) for EOL models, subject to availability |
End of Engineering support |
31/07/2028 |
Last date of engineering support availability for components and associated versions of Nimble OS |
End of Service/Support Life |
31/07/2028 |
HPE Storage Support will support Nimble Storage HW and SW until the end of engineering support |
If you require assistance on the above, please contact your Account Team directly for information on the next steps to take. Alternatively, call 01246 454 222 or email hello@coolspirit.co.uk.