Citrix Systems, Inc. announces a Notice of Status Change for the Citrix ADC (NetScaler) MPX 8905/8905Z, MPX/SDX 8910/SDX 8910Z, MPX/SDX 8920/8920Z, MPX/SDX 8930/8930Z
The tables below explain the Citrix ADC life cycle management milestones as well as important information regarding dates and options during this period. The dates and milestones provided are in accordance with stated End of Life/End of Support policies for Citrix Systems, Inc.
Table 1. Milestones and Dates for these models
Milestone | Definition | Date |
Notice of Change (NSC) | The NSC date is the date on which Citrix announces the intent to initiate the lifecycle management process for a hardware platform. | 1st October ‘22 |
End of Sale (EOS) | The date on which Citrix will no longer offer the product. | 1st April ‘23 |
End of Maintenance (EOM) | The date for end of Software Support and Development. | 1st April ‘28 |
End of Life date (EOL) | The EOL milestone signals the point at which no support or maintenance is provided. Product information will be limited to the historical material available on MyCitrix.com or other online resources and is subject to removal beyond this date. | 1st April ‘28 |
The product numbers affected by this announcement and their replacements are listed in Table 2 (below). The products listed in the Product Replacement / Alternatives column represent the migration path for this discontinued platform.
Product Description | Software Versions affected | Product Replacement / Alternatives |
MPX 8905/8905Z, MPX/SDX 8910/8910Z, MPX/SDX 8920/8920Z, MPX/SDX 8930/8930Z | N/A | MPX 9110/9110Z, MPX/SDX 9120/9120Z, MPX/SDX 9130/9130Z |
Citrix recommends that existing customers take steps to upgrade to the latest Citrix ADC platform so that they can take advantage of the upgraded features and performance. This will ensure the best transition of the product.