Dell Equallogic has some of the world’s most popular SAN (Storage Area Network) products but they are rapidly hitting their EOSL (End of Service Life) dates – and in many cases, already have. As a stockist of legacy parts, Procurri continues to hold stock of Equallogic hardware worldwide and work with it a lot: so here, we cover the basics of this brand and what can be done to sustain their product usage.
Is Dell Equallogic a sub-brand of Dell EMC?
Equallogic was originally a standalone company based in New Hampshire, USA, and formed in 2001. It embarked on some impressive fundraising efforts from investors in its first few years and in doing so considered floating an IPO on the NASDAQ stock exchange – but instead, they accepted an offer from Dell and they were acquired by them to become part of the company in January 2008. This deal was prestigious in the industry at the time, becoming the highest price paid for a company financed by venture investors at the time at $1.4 billion in an all-cash take-over transaction!
Today, Dell Equallogic acts as one of three sub-brands offering SAN products alongside Dell Compellent and Dell PowerVault.
Are any new products branded as Dell Equallogic?
Products continue to be manufactured under the Dell Equallogic brand and their reputation precedes them into remaining one of the most popular SAN product ranges on the planet. At present, all three of Dell’s sub-brands have fairly clear-cut identities but it would not be unrealistic to assume that they may combine their SAN offerings into one brand at some point in the future.
The most recent ranges to be marketed entirely under the Dell Equallogic name were the PSx210 generation, which was introduced before the name was used alongside Dell EMC SC series and PowerVault models. Dell’s shift in strategy to several sub-brands has seen the Equallogic range be used in conjunction with Dell PowerVault and Dell PowerStore, as well as the Dell SC series in enterprise deployments.
Despite the newer ranges being implemented specifically to work with Equallogic before they’re replaced entirely, they are very much considered to be the easiest of Dell’s SAN platforms to manage and so there’s a large community of organizations still using them actively with legacy spare parts and custom configurations.
Have all Dell Equallogic products reached their EOSL?
Dell Equallogic products continue to be manufactured and so although many have already reached their EOSL, this is not the case for every single piece of their hardware.
Most recently to reach their OEM stipulated EOSL date were the Dell Equallogic PS6000X, PS4000XV, PS6000S, and PS6000SXV in 2018, and the PS6010X and PS6010XV in 2019. However, in many cases, their expert manufacture and high-quality build speak for themselves – and this equipment still functions just fine for many businesses reliant on their service.
It’s worth noting that many of the newer Dell products are manufactured specifically to work alongside older Equallogic models, so configurations can include a mix-and-match of compatible parts – meaning that Equallogic can continue to be used, even where spare parts exactly matching the originals can’t be found.
What can be done to maintain Dell Equallogic products past their EOSL point?
The EOSL date is the point at which Dell Equallogic no longer offers a warranty or service support on their own products and recommends that customers uninstall the hardware to replace it with something newer – preferably still Dell-branded, of course! But where the equipment still performs, this can be both expensive and wasteful.
Instead, businesses can use Procurri’s hardware stockholding to source spare Dell Equallogic parts and utilise them as and when required to avoid having to upgrade and update their entire configuration needlessly if it’s unnecessary. Procurri can also advise on custom configurations spanning a variety of Dell spare parts – but we’re confident that our product experts can find whatever you need.
With the world’s largest hardware stockholding of networking, server and storage hardware held in a network of global warehouses for ease of delivery, we can find even the most legacy and rare spare parts.
If your business continues to operate with Dell Equallogic hardware in place and would like to continue to derive value from these assets while they still work, get in touch with Procurri to discuss the hardware supply of spare parts – in order to extend their lifespan and prolong their optimum performance for as long as possible!
