Ibm Power 7 End Of Support Announcement

Ibm i 7 1 netserver uses only smb1.

Ibm power 7 end of support announcement. In light of the recent announcement by ibm cps has developed several options to allow customers to deal with the transition. Ibm is offering a special hardware support extension service extension for an additional fee for these servers. Since i m on the topic of ibm i 7 1 end of support i would be remiss if i didn t mention that staying on ibm i 7 1 would not be a good idea for a few reasons. End of support announcements are generally made twice a year in april and september and are subject to change.

More details on the specific firmware level and machine types included in this announcement can be found below. Of course we would love to talk to you about an it infrastructure renewal. Copy the announcement letter and paste it into the first ibm offering information search field. Below is a listing of the ibm features on power systems which have now been classified with an end of maintenance date.

Smb is a network file sharing protocol. Ibm end of support announcement. In august 2017 ibm notified customers that the end of service pack support date on power7 hardware machine code e g. Hundreds of ibm software versions and releases will move to end of support in 2021.

Power 7 server 8202 e4d is unaffected by this announcement at this time. Going off ibm hardware maintenance a risky move. Some power systems tweaks and sales withdrawals. Start by reviewing upcoming end of support announcement letters dates note.

If you see end of support dates for your software take action. Iseries hosting no capital expenditures for buying new hardware and. Say sayonara to ibm i 7 1 next spring. The following power6 and power6 machines will have an end of support or eos date of march 31 2019.

Ibm inks in end of support for power6 and power7 iron. Always confirm dates by visiting the ibm software support lifecycle site. Sundry withdrawals for power7 and power7 gear. In summary the products effected by this announcement are.

Power 6 end of support date is 31st march 2019. October 26 2017 do you currently still have ibm power 5 ds8700 or ibm n series in production. Please watch for upcoming announcements about end of support for this server. For once the ibm announcement letter actually didn t just give a list of product numbers but the product names by which most of us talk about these machines.

Microsoft has been recommending customers disable smb1 for a long long time. Expand the sections below to see which are set to reach end of support in 1h 2021 and 2h 2021. We can offer options to clients to help you with these changes including providing a new ibm power8 system hosting your ibm iseries and providing parts for your existing power6 or power7 machines. Microcode and firmware would be september 30 2017.