SonicWall Email Security Limited Retirement Mode Announcement
First Published:07/21/2015
Last Updated:12/20/2019
Limited Retirement Mode Announcement
Dell SonicWALL is initiating the Limited Retirement Mode (LRM) notification for the Dell SonicWALL ES 300. Limited Retirement Mode is the fourth phase of the Dell SonicWALL End of Life process outlined at the end of this document. During this phase Dell SonicWALL will no longer develop or release firmware updates or new features for these products. In addition, Dell SonicWALL will no longer offer support contracts. After the LRM phase has ended, Dell SonicWALL will transition the ES 300 to End of Support (EOS). End of Support is the final phase of the Dell SonicWALL End of Life process outlined at the end of this document.
All official End of Life notifications and phase information is posted on the Product Lifecycle page of our Support website.
Products Affected
Products affected by this LRM announcement are listed below:
Table 1 End of Life Information
Regions | Worldwide |
Products | Dell SonicWALL Email Security 300 |
Product SKUs | See Tables 2 and 3 |
Last Day Order Begins | November, 2012 |
Last Day Order Ends | April 30, 2013 |
Active Retirement Mode Begins | May 1, 2013 |
Active Retirement Mode Ends | April 30, 2015 |
Last Day to Purchase 1-year Support | April 30, 2015 |
Limited Retirement Mode Begins | May 1, 2015 |
Limited Retirement Mode Ends | April 30, 2017 |
End of Support Begins | May 1, 2017 |
Table 2 Affected Hardware SKUs
Description | SKU | Replacement SKU Description | Replacement SKU |
SonicWALL Email Security 300 - 1 Appliance | 01-SSC-6601 | 01-SSC-6837 01-SSC-6848 Multiple SKUs | SonicWALL ESA 3300 Secure Upgrade Plus (Hardware Only) Virtual Appliance Secure Upgrade Plus SonicWALL Hosted Email Security (multiple subscriptions) |
Table 3 Affected Support Service SKUs
Description | SKUs | Last day to activate |
1 Year subscription SKUs for all user bands | ||
SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support 8x5 | Multiple | April 30, 2016 |
SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support 24x7 | Multiple | April 30, 2016 |
SonicWALL Email Compliance Subscription | Multiple | April 30, 2016 |
SonicWALL Email Anti-Virus (McAfee and SonicWALL Time Zero) | Multiple | April 30, 2016 |
SonicWALL Total Secure Email Subscription | Multiple | April 30, 2016 |
2 Year subscription SKUs for all user bands | ||
SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support 8x5 | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support 24x7 | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Email Compliance Subscription | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Email Anti-Virus (McAfee and SonicWALL Time Zero) | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Total Secure Email Subscription | Multiple | Expired |
3 Year subscription SKUs for all user bands | ||
SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support 8x5 | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support 24x7 | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Email Compliance Subscription | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Email Anti-Virus (McAfee and SonicWALL Time Zero) | Multiple | Expired |
SonicWALL Total Secure Email Subscription | Multiple | Expired |
Last Day Order
Last Day Order is the last day to order the product from Dell SonicWALL and signifies Dell SonicWALL's intent to start the end of life process. The duration of this phase is variable and depends on numerous factors including material availability, Dell SonicWALL and channel inventory and end-user demand. Last Day Order is informational only; products in this phase are active. Dell SonicWALL continues to sell support contracts.
