End-of-Sale Notification: Q-Series Appliances (Q4, Q8, Q8W, Q12, Q20)
Overview
This page serves as notice that the following Q-Series appliances have reached their official end-of-sale: Q4, Q8, Q8W, Q12, Q20.
Current appliances which are under warranty retain their warranty status. Refer to the official announcement at arista.com support center.
Important Date
| End-of-Sale Announcement | March 10th, 2026 |
| Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) (Subject to availability) | June 30th, 2026 |
| Last day to renew existing service contracts | June 30th, 2028 |
| Last day to receive software bug fixes and support | June 30th, 2028 |
| Last day for hardware RMA requests | June 30th, 2029 |
| End-of-Life of product | June 30th, 2029 |
For more information about what each of these dates means, please refer to our Edge Threat Management Product End-Of-Life Policy.
Recommended alternative appliance:
| End-of-Sale Appliance | Recommended Alternative |
| Q4 | VeloCloud SDE-EDG-710-W or SDE-EDG-710-5G |
| Q8 and Q8W | VeloCloud SDE-EDG-720 |
| Q12 | VeloCloud SDE-EDG-740 |
| Q20 | VeloCloud SDE-EDG-4100 |
We also recommend Protectli as an alternative if you prefer to remain on an NG Firewall/UTM solution: https://protectli.com
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