FastIron WS Series

PRODUCT END-OF-LIFE NOTICE
Brocade® FastIron WS Series
Brocade is initiating the End of Life (EOL) process for the Brocade FastIron WS Series.
Brocade will continue to offer and provide support for the EOL products five (5) years from the Last
Customer Ship (LCS) announced below for those customers with a valid support contract subject to
Brocade support policies.
The objective of the Brocade account management team is to assist you to make your final purchases of
product subject to EOL and to smoothly transition to the new products by planning to the following
milestones:
Brocade FastIron WS Series
Date
EOL Notification Date
Last Time Order (LTO) Final, Non-Cancelable, Non-Returnable Order Due
Date (Subject to lead time and availability)
Last Customer Ship (LCS) Date
End of Support (EOS) Date
November 26, 2013
March 26, 2014
May 26, 2014
May 26, 2019
Note: Last Supported software release for this product is FastIron 7.3.x.
Brocade Part
Number
FWS624
FWS624-EPREM
FWS624G
FWS624G-EPREM
FWS624G-L3U-SW
FWS624G-POE
FWS624G-POEEPREM
FWS624-L3U-SW
FWS624-POE
FWS624-POEEPREM
FWS648
FWS648-EPREM
FWS648G
FWS648G-EPREM
Description
FastIron WS624 includes 20 x 10/100 Mbps ports plus 4-port
Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports
FastIron WS624 includes 20 x 10/100 Mbps ports plus 4-port
Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge Prem
SW license
FastIron WS624G with 20 x 10/100/1000 Mbps ports plus 4port Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports
FastIron WS624G with 20 x 10/100/1000 Mbps ports plus 4port Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge
Prem SW license
Edge Premium SW License upgrade for 24 port 10/100/1000
FastIron WS624G-POE with 20 x 10/100/1000 Mbps 802.3af
PoE ports plus 4-port Gigabit Ethernet ports
20 x 10/100/1000 Mbps 802.3af PoE ports plus 4-port
Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge Prem
SW license
Edge Premium SW License upgrade for 24 port 10/100
FastIron WS624-POE includes 20 x 10/100 Mbps 802.3af
PoE ports plus 4-port Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet
ports
20 x 10/100 Mbps 802.3af PoE ports plus 4-port Combo
copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge Prem SW
license
FastIron WS648 includes 44 x 10/100 Mbps ports plus 4-port
Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports
FastIron WS648 includes 44 x 10/100 Mbps ports plus 4-port
Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge Prem
SW license
FastIron WS648G with 44 x 10/100/1000 Mbps ports plus 4port Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports
FastIron WS648G with 44 x 10/100/1000 Mbps ports plus 4port Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge
Prem SW license
Recommended Alternative
Solution
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
FWS648G-L3U-SW
FWS648G-POE
FWS648G-POEEPREM
FWS648-L3U-SW
FWS648-POE
FWS648-POEEPREM
FWS624G-L3U
FWS624-L3U
FWS648G-L3U
FWS648-L3U
PC-RPS12
RPS12
RPS2-EIF
RPS5
RPS5DC
RPS8
RMK-70072-200FES
RMK-70166-000FES
WMK-70076-001FES
RMK-70072-102FES9604
Edge Premium SW License upgrade for 48 port 10/100/1000
FastIron WS648G-POE includes 44 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
802.3af PoE ports plus 4-port Combo copper/fiber Gigabit
Ethernet ports
44 x 10/100/1000 Mbps 802.3af PoE ports plus 4-port
Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge Prem
SW license
Edge Premium SW License upgrade for 48 port 10/100
FastIron WS648-POE includes 44 x 10/100 Mbps 802.3af
PoE ports plus 4-port Combo copper/fiber Gigabit Ethernet
ports
44 x 10/100 Mbps PoE ports plus 4-port Combo copper/fiber
Gigabit Ethernet ports with Edge Prem SW license
Edge Layer 3 EDGEPREM software upgrade for the FWS624G
and FWS624G-POE. EDGEPREM includes IPv4 routing
protocols RIPv1/v2 and OSPF.
Edge Layer 3 EDGEPREM software upgrade for the FWS624
and FWS624-POE. EDGEPREM includes IPv4 routing protocols
RIPv1/v2 and OSPF
Edge Layer 3 EDGEPREM software upgrade for the FWS648G
and FWS648G-POE. EDGEPREM includes IPv4 routing
protocols RIPv1/v2 and OSPF
Edge Layer 3 EDGEPREM software upgrade for the FWS648
and FWS648-POE. EDGEPREM includes IPv4 routing protocols
RIPv1/v2 and OSPF
Power cable for connection between FWS POE models and
RPS12
External redundant RPS for FWS POE models
Redundant power supply for the FLS624, FLS648,
EIF2402CF, EIF4802CF, and FWS non-POE SKUs
220W AC power supply for non-POE FES2402/4802 models,
FESX424/624 models
220W DC power supply for non-POE FES2402/4802 models,
FESX424/624 models
600W AC Power Supply for FES-POE models, FESX448/648
models, and FastIron GS models
FES/FWSX/FESX RACK EARS
FastIron long rack ears for the FastIron Edge Products,
FastIron Workgroup X Series products, FastIron Edge X Series
products, and FastIron GS products
FastIron Edge Switch Wall Mounts
Rack mount kit for FES
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6430
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6450
Brocade ICX 6450
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Replacement Products
Brocade recommends evaluating the Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches as a replacement for the
Brocade FastIron WS Series.
Note
All software features qualified for use under supported configurations of the Brocade FastIron WS Series
will continue to be available after LCS of the Brocade FastIron WS Series
Support Pricing
Subject to the provisions of your support agreement with Brocade, support and access to software for the
product will be available through Brocade’s 7x24 Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or on-line via the
Brocade MySupport portal*. Beginning one (1) year after LCS (May 26, 2015), and until the EOS date,
May 26, 2019, there will be a 10% annual price increase for end-user service and support.
*Additional restrictions and limitations apply to support for software and such support may be cancelled or changed without notice. Contact your sales representative
for more information.
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