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Dell SC4020 end-of-life

Dell Compellent SC4020 Storage Array

Past end of support (Aug 31, 2023)

The Compellent SC4020 was a compact 2U hybrid (SSD/HDD) SAN controller in Dell's midrange SC Series storage line, commonly deployed by smaller agency data centers and branch sites. Per Dell's official hardware lifecycle spreadsheet (row for platform 'SC4020'), it reached end of sales on 2018-08-03 and end of standard support on 2023-08-31; the notice does not name a specific successor SKU.

MilestonePublished date
End-of-SaleAug 3, 2018
End of supportAug 31, 2023

Dates are from Dell Technologies’s published lifecycle notice for this product. Confirm against the official bulletin before decommissioning or letting support lapse.

Frequently asked

When is the Dell SC4020 end of life?
Dell's published notice sets End-of-Sale for the SC4020 at Aug 3, 2018. The published end-of-support date is Aug 31, 2023, after which vendor support ends. It is past its published support window — plan the refresh now.
What replaces the Dell SC4020?
Dell has not named a one-for-one replacement in the notice this page is built from. Uniqcli can recommend and quote the current equivalent for the SC4020, with TAA country-of-origin screening on request.
Can I still buy or get support for the SC4020?
New units are no longer sold by Dell after the End-of-Sale date; remaining channel stock and refurbished units are the only sources. Vendor support has ended (Aug 31, 2023), so security fixes and hardware replacement from Dell are no longer available. For a fleet still running this hardware, the practical next step is a refresh plan — request a quote and we will price the current replacement.

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