End of Sale Announcement

HP 6600 Switch Series

Announcement Date : Jul 9, 2013
Switches End of Sale Date: Jan 31, 2014 or while supplies last
Accessories End of Sale Date: Mar 31, 2014 or while supplies last

HP 6600 Switch series

The HP 6600 Switch Series is a data center server edge switches in the HP networking product line. The 6600
switch series includes 10/100/1000Base-T and 10-GbE SFP+ 1U rack mount switches enhanced for server
edge connectivity with front-to-back (reversible) airflow, redundant hot-swappable power, and redundant
hot-swappable fans. HP is announcing the intent to End of Sale the SKUs below:
Product Product Description End of Sale Date
Number

J9264A HP 6600-24G-4XG Switch Jan 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9452A HP 6600-48G-4XG Switch Jan 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9265A HP 6600-24XG Switch Jan 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9271A HP 6600 Switch Fan Tray Mar 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9269A HP 6600 Series Switch Rack Kit Mar 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9469A HP 6600 Switch Power Supply Mar 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9480A HP 6600-24XG/48G/48G-4XG Swch AirPlm Kit Mar 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9481A HP 6600-24G/24G-4XG Swch Air Plenum Kit Mar 31, 2014 or while supplies last

J9305A HP 6600 Switch Premium License Mar 31, 2014 or while supplies last

Recommended Replacement Products

The recommended replacement products are the new SKUs below. These new managed switches offer
better pricing and superior set of features and functionality compared to the SKUs listed above.
Planned End of Sale (ES) Product Recommended Replacement Product(s)

Product Product Description Product Product Description

Number Number

J9264A HP 6600-24G-4XG Switch JC100A HP 5800-24G Switch

JG225A HP 5800AF-48G Switch

JC691A HP A5830AF-48G Switch w/1 Interface Slot
J9452A HP 6600-48G-4XG Switch JG510A HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ Switch

JG219A HP 5820AF-24XG Switch

J9265A HP 6600-24XG Switch JG296A HP 5920AF-24XG Switch

Key series new SKU Switch Features/ Benefits

HP 5800 series switches offer an unmatched combination of Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet port density,
high-availability architecture, and full Layer 2 and Layer 3 dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 capabilities. In addition to
wire-speed line-rate performance on all ports, the switches include patented Intelligent Resilient Framework
(IRF) technology and Rapid Ring Protection Protocol (RRPP), which allow local or geographically distributed
HP 5800 switches to be interconnected for higher resiliency and performance.

Product EoS Announcement: HP 6600 Switch Series

 The HP 5820 Switch Series supports advanced features that deliver a unique combination of unmatched 10
Gigabit Ethernet; Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity; high-availability architecture; full Layer
2/3 dual-stack IPv4/IPv6; and line-rate, low-latency performance on all ports. Extensible embedded
application capabilities enable these switches to integrate services into the network, consolidating devices
and appliances to simplify deployment and reduce power consumption and rack space. Extremely versatile,
the switches can be used in high-performance, high-density building or department cores as part of a
consolidated network; for data center top-of-rack server access; or as high-performance Layer 3, 10GbE
aggregation switches in campus and data center networks.

The HP 5830AF Switch Series is a family of high-density 1 GbE top-of-rack data center and campus switches
that are a part of the HP FlexNetwork architecture's HP FlexFabric solution module.

The HP 5900 Switch Series is a family of high-density, ultra-low-latency, top-of-rack (ToR) switches that is
part of the HP FlexNetwork architecture's HP FlexFabric solution. Ideally suited for deployment at the server
access layer of large enterprise data centers, the HP 5900 Switch Series is also powerful enough for
deployment at the data center core layer of medium-sized enterprises.

The HP 5920 Switch Series is made up of high-density 10GbE, ultra-deep packet buffering, top-of-rack (ToR)
switches. These switches are part of the HP FlexNetwork architecture's HP FlexFabric solution module and
are ideally suited for deployments at the server access layer of large enterprise data centers.

Warranty Information
For warranty and support information, please refer to the below link:
www.hp.com/networking/warranty

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