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.
Milestone
Published date
End-of-Sale
Aug 3, 2018
End of support
Aug 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.
Planning the SC4020 replacement?
The milestones above are from Dell’s published notice. A Uniqcli specialist will confirm them against the current bulletin and follow up by email with the replacement path and what we can source for it.
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.
Send unit counts or a bill of materials — we price the current replacement, confirm stock and TAA country of origin, and return one reviewed refresh quote.
