Announcement on the Discontinuation of Sales of Inspur M4 Series Servers
2021-08-03
Dear customers and MUs:
Inspur M4 series servers have been well received in the market since their launch. Due to the upgrade of the product technical policies, the M4 products have become unavailable for sale and ordering.
Table 1 lists the lifecycle milestones, and EOM/EOS dates of M4 products as well as the relevant definitions.
Table 1: M4 product life cycle milestones
| Key Milestones | Definition |
| EOM (End of Manufacturing) | The date when Inspur officially discontinues selling the product and accepting orders for the product. |
| EOS (End of Service) | The date when Inspur officially discontinues providing services related to the product. |
| Product Model | EOM Date | Planned EOS Date |
| NF5280M4/SA5212M4 | 2019/8/31 | 2024/8/31 |
| NF5270M4 | 2019/1/31 | 2024/1/31 |
| NF5240M4/ SA5224M4 | 2016/09/31 | 2021/9/30 |
| NF5170M4 | 2016/09/31 | 2021/9/30 |
| NF5180M4/NF5112M4 | 2019/1/31 | 2024/1/31 |
| TS860G3 | 2017/12/31 | 2022/12/31 |
| I9000 | 2018/11/31 | 2023/11/30 |
| I4008/NX5480M4 | 2016/8/31 | 2021/8/31 |
| SA5248M4 | 2016/8/31 | 2021/8/31 |
| NF8460M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| NF8465M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| NF8480M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| i28 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| i4008 | 2016/12/31 | 2021/12/31 |
| NF5166M4 | 2016/12/31 | 2021/12/31 |
| NF5460M4 | 2016/12/31 | 2021/12/31 |
| NF5288M4/SA5248M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| NF5568M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| NF5588M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| NP5540M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| NP5570M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| NP3020M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| P8000 | 2016/8/31 | 2021/8/31 |
| SR-M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
| OCP-M4 | 2018/12/31 | 2023/12/31 |
Inspur M5 series servers have been made available as substitute products and can be supplied in bulk. We recommend that you choose the new products to continue enjoying the superior user experience provided by us. Attached is a list of new-generation products we recommend to you.
Table 2: List of Substitute Products
| Original Product Model | New Product Model |
| NF5280M4/SA5212M4 | NF5280M5 |
| NF5270M4 | NF5270M5 |
| NF5240M4/ SA5224M4 | NF5270M5 |
| NF5170M4 | NF5180M5 |
| NF5180M4/NF5112M4 | NF5180M5 |
| TS860G3 | TS860G4 |
| I9000 | I48M5 |
| I4008/NX5480M4 | I48M5 |
| SA5248M4 | NF5280M5-V |
| NF8460M4 | NF8260M5 |
| NF8465M4 | NF8260M5 |
| NF8480M4 | NF8480M5 |
| I28M4 | I24M5 |
| I4008M4 | I48M5 |
| NF5166M4 | NF5266M5 |
| NF5460M4 | NF5466M5 |
| NF5288M4/SA5248M4 | NF5280M5-V |
| NF5568M4 | NF5468M5 |
| NF5588M4 | NF5488M5 |
| NP5540M4 | NP5570M5 |
| NP5570M4 | NP5570M5 |
| NP3020M4 | NP3020M5 |
| P8000 | I48M5 |
| SR-M4 | SR-M5 |
| OCP-M4 | OCP-M5 |
