Crossroads Systems 10-K 2016 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. §1350

I, Richard K. Coleman, Jr., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Crossroads Systems, Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2016 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Crossroads Systems, Inc.

Date:  January 20, 2017

/s/ Richard K. Coleman, Jr.

Richard K. Coleman, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer