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HPE · HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series hybrid / Adaptive Flash arrays: CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000, CS7000 (CSx000) plus legacy CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500, CS700

HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) end of life

HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series hybrid arrays are past end of support: HPE ended hardware and software support for the CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000, with the ES2 and AFS2 shelves, on 31 October 2024, and for the earlier CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700, with the ES1 shelves, on 31 December 2021. For the CSx000 arrays, HPE's end-of-support terms mean no further software with fixes or enhancements, no InfoSight, no troubleshooting and no replacement parts from HPE.

HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) support dates

Every row names its basis. A third-party tracker date is not the vendor’s own, and “not published” means exactly that.
MilestoneDateBasisSource
End of Life Announcement (CSx000)7 May 2018Vendor-publishedCovers CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000, CS7000, plus AF1000-AF9000 and SF100/SF300.HPE Nimble Storage: End of Life Update for HPE Nimble Storage Family (AFx000, CSx000, SFx00), 4 Sep 2018
Discontinuance / Obsolescence (CSx000)31 October 2019Vendor-publishedDiscontinuance and Obsolescence both fall on 31 Oct 2019; Obsolescence is the last day to purchase a storage system, subject to inventory availability.HPE Nimble Storage: End of Life Update for HPE Nimble Storage Family (AFx000, CSx000, SFx00), 4 Sep 2018
End of sale date for Hardware Upgrades (CSx000)31 October 2022Vendor-publishedLast day to buy controllers, capacity, cache, shelves and networking for the EOL models. HPE notes it may end specific components earlier due to supply chain constraints.HPE Nimble Storage: End of Life Update for HPE Nimble Storage Family (AFx000, CSx000, SFx00), 4 Sep 2018
End of Engineering Support (CSx000)31 October 2024Vendor-publishedHPE wording: last date of engineering support availability for components and associated versions of Nimble OS.HPE Nimble Storage: End of Life Update for HPE Nimble Storage Family (AFx000, CSx000, SFx00), 4 Sep 2018
End of Service/Support Life (EOSL) (CSx000)31 October 2024Vendor-publishedHPE wording: HPE Nimble Storage will support Nimble Storage HW and SW until the end of engineering support.HPE Nimble Storage: End of Life Update for HPE Nimble Storage Family (AFx000, CSx000, SFx00), 4 Sep 2018
End of Support (EOS) announcement: CSx000 arrays, ES2 and AFS2 shelves31 October 2024Vendor-publishedHPE Services announcement confirming EOS of hardware and software support for CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000, CS7000 and the ES2/AFS2 expansion shelves 'as of October 31, 2024'.HPE Nimble Storage Announcement: End of Support (EOS) for AFx000, CSx000, and SFx00 Series Array Products; ES2 and AFS2 Expansion Shelves
End of Availability (Last Order Date): CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500, CS70010 November 2016Vendor-publishedLast shipment date was 2016-12-10. The notice names CS1000/H, CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000 as replacements. The document header carries a 'Confidential | Authorized HPE Partner Use Only' marking but HPE Support Center serves it publicly.HPE Nimble Storage End of Availability (EOA) Notice - CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500, CS700 Series Array Products; ES1-H65, ES1-H65B Expansion Shelves
End of Support (EOS): CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500, CS700 and ES1 shelves31 December 2021Vendor-publishedIncludes both hardware and software support. The EOA notice states the policy: the end-of-support date is five years after the array's last shipment date (last shipment 10 Dec 2016); the published date is 31 Dec 2021.HPE Alletra 6000, Alletra 5000 and Nimble Storage Announcement: End of Support (EOS) for CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500, and CS700 Series Array Products; ES1-* Expansion Shelves

Where the HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) stands today

For the CSx000 arrays, the dates come from HPE's end-of-life update of 4 September 2018. HPE announced end of life on 7 May 2018 for the CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000. Discontinuance and obsolescence both fell on 31 October 2019, obsolescence being the last day to buy a storage system, subject to inventory availability. The end-of-sale date for hardware upgrades (controllers, capacity, cache, shelves and networking) was 31 October 2022, though HPE noted it might end specific components earlier because of supply-chain constraints. End of Engineering Support and End of Service/Support Life then coincided on 31 October 2024; HPE's wording was that it would support Nimble Storage hardware and software until the end of engineering support.

The older models are covered by separate HPE notices. HPE's end-of-availability notice set the last order date for the CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 at 10 November 2016 and the last shipment at 10 December 2016, with end of support due five years after last shipment; HPE published 31 December 2021 as the EOS date for those arrays and the ES1 shelves. Neither group needs a per-unit lookup, because HPE gave model-wide dates: read the model name from the array, or from NimbleOS or InfoSight, and match it to the right notice.

HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid): lifecycle on one axis
HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) lifecycle timeline20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029Checked 8 Oct 202610 Nov 2016End of Availability (LastOrder Date): CS215, CS235,CS300, CS500, CS7007 May 2018End of Life Announcement(CSx000)31 Oct 2019Discontinuance /Obsolescence (CSx000)31 Dec 2021End of Support (EOS):CS215, CS235, CS300,CS500, CS700 and ES1shelves31 Oct 2022End of sale date forHardware Upgrades (CSx000)31 Oct 2024End of Engineering Support(CSx000); End ofService/Support Life(EOSL) (CSx000); End ofSupport (EOS)announcement: CSx000arrays, ES2 and AFS2shelves
Dated milestones are placed only where a source gives the date; Blue = vendor-published, amber = third-party tracker, violet = derived from a vendor policy. Checked 8 October 2026.
Finding the date for your own unit

No per-unit lookup is needed for the end-of-support date, because HPE published model-wide dates. For CS1000H/CS1000/CS3000/CS5000/CS7000, EOS was 31 Oct 2024 (https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=nmscext-0082en_us&docLocale=en_US). For CS215/CS235/CS300/CS500/CS700, EOS was 31 Dec 2021 (https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=nmscext-0064en_us&docLocale=en_US). Check the model name on the array, or in NimbleOS/InfoSight, against these two notices.

What still works after HPE support ends

HPE's EOS announcement for the CSx000 spells out what stops. Support contracts and SLAs are no longer valid; InfoSight, case automation and other services stop functioning; and HPE will not supply replacement parts for failed components, troubleshoot, or assist with sanitising, re-imaging or migrating data off the arrays. HPE itself therefore offers no break/fix route for a CSx000 array, and warranty on CSx000 upgrade components, which depended on purchase date, could not extend beyond 31 October 2024.

Under HPE's NimbleOS policy for the CSx000, customers with a current support agreement received major, minor, maintenance and patch releases for five years from the hardware's last shipment, after which those releases stopped. At EOS, HPE says it will not release additional software with fixes or enhancements for these models, that groups containing any EOS product cannot be updated, and that it will not release NimbleOS builds to let EOS arrays update for a group merge or data migration. For the CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700, HPE announced the same core rules (no further software, no troubleshooting, no updates for groups containing EOS products) from 31 December 2021. A CS-Series array left in a group with newer Nimble systems therefore blocks updates to that whole group.

  • Once the hardware reaches EOS, HPE says it will not release additional software with fixes or enhancements for these models. Groups containing any EOS product cannot be updated, and HPE will not release NimbleOS builds to let EOS arrays update for a group merge or data migration. (support.hpe.com)
  • HPE's NimbleOS policy for these models: customers under a current support agreement get major, minor, maintenance and patch releases for five years from the date of last shipment of the hardware, after which those software releases stop. (support.hpe.com)
  • The same EOS rules (no further software, no troubleshooting, groups with EOS products cannot update) were announced for CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 from 31 Dec 2021. (support.hpe.com)

What a maintenance contract needs to cover on the HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid)

With HPE no longer supplying parts, a third-party contract on a CSx000 array has to source everything in the 4U chassis. Each chassis holds two controllers running active/standby, with only one active at a time, and each controller has its own fans and NVDIMM; two power supplies sit alongside them. The head carries 21 HDDs, in packs from 1 TB to 10 TB, plus three SSD cache drives, except on the CS1000H, which takes 11 HDDs and two SSDs.

Expansion reaches six ES2-H hybrid shelves, no more than three per SAS port, plus one ES2-AFS2 all-flash shelf, for up to 1,470 TB raw on the CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000. Host connectivity starts at two 10GbE ports per controller, with PCIe options for 1GbE, 10GBASE-T, 10GbE SFP+ and 16Gb FC, up to six 16Gb FC ports per controller on the CS5000 and CS7000. The CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 are dual-controller base arrays with two 1GbE ports. With no new NimbleOS coming, the contract has to work with the release already installed. Storage and SAN maintenance describes how cover of this kind is scoped.

HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid): what to tell a maintenance provider
HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) hardware factsHPE · HPE NIMBLE STORAGE CS-SERIES HYBRID / ADAPTIVE FLASH ARRAYS:HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid)Past the vendor’s last date ofsupportFORM FACTOR4U chassis for CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000,CS5000 and CS7000 (chassis only: 48 kg;CS1000H 41 kg)CONTROLLERSTwo controllers per chassis, each with fansand NVDIMM, running active/standby (onlyone controller is active at a time), plustwo power suppliesHEAD DRIVES21 HDDs (1 TB to 10 TB packs) plus 3 SSDcache drives in the head. CS1000H takes 11HDDs and 2 SSDs.EXPANSION AND MAX RAW CAPACITYUp to six ES2-H hybrid shelves (max threeper SAS port) plus one ES2-AFS2 all-flashshelf. Max raw 1,470 TB(CS3000/CS5000/CS7000), 1,218 TB (CS1000),1,198 TB (CS1000H).HOST CONNECTIVITYMinimum 2x 10GbE per controller, with PCIeoptions for 1GbE, 10GBASE-T, 10GbE SFP+ and16Gb FC. Max 16Gb FC ports per controller:CS1000 2, CS3000 4, CS5000/CS7000 6.POWERTwo PSUs. AC rated 1000 W (100-127 V) or1200 W (200-240 V), 80 Plus Titanium, IECC14 inlets. DC options are 850 W and 1010W. Max consumption: CS1000 600 W, CS3000700 W, CS5000 800 W, CS7000 900 W.LEGACY CS215/CS235/CS300/CS500/CS700Dual-controller base arrays with 2x 1GbE(HDD/SSD not included in the base SKU)7 sourced specification facts · checked 8 October 2026
The hardware facts a maintenance quote is priced on, printed in the vendor's own wording from its specification documents (cited in Sources). Nothing on this plate is estimated; facts the vendor does not state are left off rather than filled in.
HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) hardware, from HPE’s own specification documents
SpecificationDetailSource
Form factor4U chassis for CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000 (chassis only: 48 kg; CS1000H 41 kg)support.hpe.com
ControllersTwo controllers per chassis, each with fans and NVDIMM, running active/standby (only one controller is active at a time), plus two power suppliessupport.hpe.com
Head drives21 HDDs (1 TB to 10 TB packs) plus 3 SSD cache drives in the head. CS1000H takes 11 HDDs and 2 SSDs.support.hpe.com
Expansion and max raw capacityUp to six ES2-H hybrid shelves (max three per SAS port) plus one ES2-AFS2 all-flash shelf. Max raw 1,470 TB (CS3000/CS5000/CS7000), 1,218 TB (CS1000), 1,198 TB (CS1000H).support.hpe.com
Host connectivityMinimum 2x 10GbE per controller, with PCIe options for 1GbE, 10GBASE-T, 10GbE SFP+ and 16Gb FC. Max 16Gb FC ports per controller: CS1000 2, CS3000 4, CS5000/CS7000 6.support.hpe.com
PowerTwo PSUs. AC rated 1000 W (100-127 V) or 1200 W (200-240 V), 80 Plus Titanium, IEC C14 inlets. DC options are 850 W and 1010 W. Max consumption: CS1000 600 W, CS3000 700 W, CS5000 800 W, CS7000 900 W.support.hpe.com
Legacy CS215/CS235/CS300/CS500/CS700Dual-controller base arrays with 2x 1GbE (HDD/SSD not included in the base SKU)support.hpe.com

Extend or refresh the HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid)?

Running a CS-Series array beyond EOS is workable in a narrow set of conditions: it stands alone or in a group that never needs updating, its NimbleOS release is stable for the workload, monitoring no longer relies on InfoSight, and a third-party contract supplies the parts. Secondary duties such as backup targets, archive or test fit that profile better than a primary production tier. Expansion is limited for some older models: HPE set the ES1 shelf's last purchase date at 31 January 2019 and said the CS2x0, CS215 and CS4x0 would have no expansion shelf option once ES1 was obsolete, while for the CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 it said in October 2018 that it would add ES2 shelf support, expected in early 2019 with an updated NimbleOS.

Refresh is the stronger case wherever the array holds production data or shares a group with newer systems, because HPE ships no further fixes and will not help migrate the data off. Look closely at what HPE named as replacements for the CSx000: the Gen5 Adaptive Flash HF20, HF20C, HF20H, HF40 and HF60 are themselves end of life, with End of Engineering Support and EOSL on 31 July 2028. HPE names the Alletra 6000 and Alletra 5000 as their replacement families, and version 2 of HPE's end-of-life notice for those arrays (25 August 2026) offers cross-family upgrades to Alletra 5000 for the HF20, HF20C, HF40, HF40C, HF60 and HF60C until 31 July 2028. A used HF20, HF20C, HF20H, HF40 or HF60 therefore has HPE's EOSL of 31 July 2028 ahead of it, so check any refurbished HPE Nimble arrays against those dates.

  • At EOS, HPE states that support contracts and SLAs are no longer valid and that HPE InfoSight, case automation and other services stop functioning. HPE also will not supply replacement parts for failed components, troubleshoot, or assist with sanitising, re-imaging or migrating data off EOS arrays, so HPE itself offers no break/fix route for these arrays. (support.hpe.com)
  • Warranty on CSx000 upgrade hardware components depended on purchase date and could not extend beyond 31 Oct 2024. (support.hpe.com)
  • HPE's named replacements for the CSx000 (the Gen5 HF20/HF20C/HF20H/HF40/HF60 Adaptive Flash arrays) are themselves end of life, with End of Engineering Support and EOSL on 31 Jul 2028. HPE names the Alletra 6000 and Alletra 5000 as their replacement families, and (per version 2 of the notice, 25 Aug 2026) offers cross-family upgrades to Alletra 5000 for HF20, HF20C, HF40, HF40C, HF60 and HF60C until 31 Jul 2028. (support.hpe.com)
  • For legacy arrays, HPE set the ES1 shelf's last purchase date at 31 Jan 2019 and said (Oct 2018) it would add ES2 shelf support for CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 base arrays, expected in early 2019 with an updated NimbleOS. HPE stated that the CS2x0, CS215 and CS4x0 would have no expansion shelf option once ES1 is obsolete. (support.hpe.com)
HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid): what came before and what replaces it
HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) product lineageHPE Nimble StorageCS-Series (hybrid)Release date not sourcedPast the last date of supportHPE Nimble StorageAdaptive Flash HF20 /HF20C / HF20H / HF40 /HF60Named as the replacement inthe vendor noticeHPE · HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series hybrid / Adaptive Flash arrays: CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000, CS7000 (CS
The successor shown is the one the vendor names in its own end-of-life notice. No predecessor is shown because none could be sourced.

Keep your HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) covered

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HPE maintenance in detail →

Within the CS-Series, HPE's end-of-availability notice for the CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 named the CS1000/H, CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000 as their replacements, so the two groups on this page are predecessor and successor, both now past EOS. HPE's other storage lines run on separate notices and dates; the HPE MSA 2050 end of life and HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8000 end of life pages cover two of them.

Where the HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) sits against related models
HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid): end of support passed 1.9 years ago (31 October 2024, the vendor’s date).201320152017201920212023202520272029HPE MSA 2040HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8000HPE MSA 2050HPE Nimble Storage CS-Ser…release not sourcedTodayHPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid): end of support passed 1.9 years ago (31 October 2024, the vendor’s date).
Each bar runs from release to the milestone that marks end of support for the model as a whole. Amber bars end on a third-party tracker's date, not the vendor's. A dashed open end means no end date is published — not that support is indefinite. Component and accessory dates (a management controller, a power module) are not treated as the model's.

Look up another model in the storage end-of-life checker, or read what third-party maintenance covers.

Questions people ask about the HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid)

Is the Nimble CS-Series end of life?

Yes, and past end of support. HPE's EOS for the CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000 took effect on 31 October 2024, and for the CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 on 31 December 2021. Both dates cover hardware and software support.

When did HPE stop supporting the Nimble CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000?

On 31 October 2024. HPE's 2018 end-of-life update set both End of Engineering Support and EOSL for the CSx000 arrays on that date, and a later HPE Services announcement confirmed EOS for the arrays and their ES2 and AFS2 shelves as of the same day.

Can I still update NimbleOS on a CS-Series array?

Not with new releases from HPE. For the CSx000, HPE's EOS terms rule out further software carrying fixes or enhancements, block updates to any group that contains an EOS product, and exclude NimbleOS builds that would let EOS arrays update for a group merge or data migration. HPE announced the same core rules for the CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500 and CS700 from 31 December 2021.

Does InfoSight still work on an end-of-support Nimble CS array?

For the CS1000H, CS1000, CS3000, CS5000 and CS7000, HPE's EOS announcement states that InfoSight, case automation and other services stop functioning at EOS, and that support contracts and SLAs are no longer valid. Any such array kept in service needs local monitoring and alerting in its place.

Can I get third-party maintenance for a Nimble CS-Series array?

HPE supplies no replacement parts for the CSx000 arrays after EOS, which is the gap third-party maintenance is used to fill: it generally covers diagnosis, replacement parts and engineer attendance for hardware the vendor no longer supports. Note the model, shelf count, cache SSDs and host cards, then ask for a price via the maintenance coverage builder.

Sources

Every date, rule and specification above was checked against these on 8 October 2026 by an independent verification pass. Vendors revise lifecycle notices; this page is re-checked by 8 January 2027.

  1. HPE Nimble Storage: End of Life Update for HPE Nimble Storage Family (AFx000, CSx000, SFx00), 4 Sep 2018 — support.hpe.com
  2. HPE Nimble Storage Announcement: End of Support (EOS) for AFx000, CSx000, and SFx00 Series Array Products; ES2 and AFS2 Expansion Shelves — support.hpe.com
  3. HPE Nimble Storage End of Availability (EOA) Notice - CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500, CS700 Series Array Products; ES1-H65, ES1-H65B Expansion Shelves — support.hpe.com
  4. HPE Alletra 6000, Alletra 5000 and Nimble Storage Announcement: End of Support (EOS) for CS215, CS235, CS300, CS500, and CS700 Series Array Products; ES1-* Expansion Shelves — support.hpe.com
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Last reviewed 7 October 2026. Lifecycle dates for the HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series (hybrid) are re-verified against HPE's own notices at each review; a date a vendor has not published is never filled in.