Hardware withdrawal: MES features codes (9006-12P and 9006-22P) Worldwide and all MES Hardware Management Console (HMC) features codes (7063-CR1) except for China
IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 921-120October 26, 2021
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Overview
Effective October 26, 2021, IBM® will withdraw from marketing the following select IBM Power® Systems features listed in the Withdrawn products section.
On or after the effective dates of withdrawal, you can no longer order these products directly from IBM. Field-installed features associated with the machine types not listed in this announcement continue to be available.
You can obtain the products on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners.
If you have a continuing need for these machine types/models/features, go to the IBM Certified Pre-owned Equipment website to check on availability or utilize the request a quote to communicate your specific requirements. IBM Certified Pre-owned Equipment has the largest inventory of used IBM systems that are refurbished, tested, and warranted for a minimum of 90 days.
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Withdrawn products
The following features are being withdrawn on the specified models of the IBM Power Systems machine type:
Effective October 26, 2021
Feature withdrawals
Description MT Model Feature
Solution Delivery Integration (SDI) Bulk MES
Order Indicator 9006 12P 0003
Solution Delivery Integration (SDI) Bulk MES
Order Indicator 9006 22P 0003
One CSC Billing Unit 9006 12P 0010
One CSC Billing Unit 9006 22P 0010
Ten CSC Billing Units 9006 12P 0011
Ten CSC Billing Units 9006 22P 0011
US TAA Compliance Indicator 9006 12P 0983
US TAA Compliance Indicator 9006 22P 0983
Product assembled in USA manufacturing plant 9006 12P 0984
Product assembled in USA manufacturing plant 9006 22P 0984
Custom Service Specify, Rochester Minn, USA 9006 12P 1140
Custom Service Specify, Rochester Minn, USA 9006 22P 1140
Primary OS - Linux® 9006 12P 2147
Primary OS - Linux 9006 22P 2147
OEM (Generic) Indicator 9006 12P 7770
OEM (Generic) Indicator 9006 22P 7770
OEM (GROUPE BULL) Indicator 9006 12P 7773
OEM (GROUPE BULL) Indicator 9006 22P 7773
OEM (Hitachi) Indicator 9006 12P 7775
OEM (Hitachi) Indicator 9006 22P 7775
OEM Publications for IBM Logo Product 9006 12P 7779
OEM Publications for IBM Logo Product 9006 22P 7779
Indicator for Inspur Power servers 9006 12P 777A
Indicator for Inspur Power servers 9006 22P 777A
SP Warranty and Maintenance 5Y 24x7 Same Day ORT 9006 22P B0LP
SP Hard Drive/Media Retention - Power 5 years 9006 22P B0PR
ServicePac® for Basic Selection for Power 5 years 9006 22P B0SR
SP WSU 3Y 24x7 SD 9006 12P B0UQ
SP WSU 3Y 24x7 SD 9006 22P B0UQ
SP HDR/MR POWER® 3Y 9006 12P B0VH
SP HDR/MR POWER 3Y 9006 22P B0VH
Custom Service Specify, Mexico 9006 12P ECSM
Custom Service Specify, Mexico 9006 22P ECSM
Custom Service Specify, Poughkeepsie, USA 9006 12P ECSP
Custom Service Specify, Poughkeepsie, USA 9006 22P ECSP
Intel™ 82599ES Ethernet Converged Network Adapter
x520-DA2 2-port 10G/1G SFP+ PCIe2.0 x8 LP 9006 12P EKA2
Intel 82599ES Ethernet Converged Network Adapter
x520-DA2 2-port 10G/1G SFP+ PCIe2.0 x8 LP 9006 22P EKA2
SMC AOC-K-S3008L-L8i 12Gbps SAS3/RAID 0,1 and 10
PCIe3.0 x8 LP with cables 9006 12P EKAB
Emulex LPE16002B-M6-O 2-port 16Gb Fibre Channel
card PCIe x8 LP 9006 12P EKAF
Emulex LPE16002B-M6-O 2-port 16Gb Fibre Channel
card PCIe x8 LP 9006 22P EKAF
Broadcom (LSI) MegaRAID 9361-8i SAS3 Controller
w/ 8 internal ports (2GB Cache) PCIe3.0 x8 LP
with cables 9006 12P EKAH
Cables are expected to be ordered separately
Mellanox MCX415A-CCAT ConnectX-4 EN 100GbE
single-port QSFP28 PCIe3.0 x16 LP 9006 12P EKAM
Cables are expected to be ordered separately
Mellanox MCX415A-CCAT ConnectX-4 EN 100GbE
single-port QSFP28 PCIe3.0 x16 LP 9006 22P EKAM
Cables are expected to be ordered separately
Qlogic QLE2692SR 2-port 16Gb Fibre Channel
adapter PCIe3 x8 LP 9006 12P EKAQ
Qlogic QLE2692SR 2-port 16Gb Fibre Channel
adapter PCIe3 x8 LP 9006 22P EKAQ
Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR IB
100Gb/s and 100GbE dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16
LP 9006 12P EKAY
Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR IB
100Gb/s and 100GbE dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16
LP 9006 22P EKAY
3m 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ Fiber Active Optical Cable
(AOC) 9006 12P EKC0
3m 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ Fiber Active Optical Cable
(AOC) 9006 22P EKC0
3m 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+, Passive, 24AWG, Pull
release 9006 12P EKC1
3m 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+, Passive, 24AWG, Pull
release 9006 22P EKC1
SFP+ transceiver module for short range fiber
cables (up to 300m), 10G/1G, 850nm, MMF, LC 9006 12P EKC2
SFP+ transceiver module for short range fiber
cables (up to 300m), 10G/1G, 850nm, MMF, LC 9006 22P EKC2
2m 40GbE Infiniband/Ethernet QSFP+ to QSFP+ QDR
with EEPROM, Passive, 26AWG, Copper release 9006 12P EKC3
2m 40GbE Infiniband/Ethernet QSFP+ to QSFP+ QDR
with EEPROM, Passive, 26AWG, Copper release 9006 22P EKC3
2 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 12P EKD1
2 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 22P EKD1
4 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 12P EKD2
4 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 22P EKD2
8 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 12P EKD4
8 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 22P EKD4
2 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 12P EKDA
2 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 22P EKDA
4 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 12P EKDB
4 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 22P EKDB
1.2 TB 2.5-inch 10000 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 12P EKDQ
1.2 TB 2.5-inch 10000 RPM SAS 12Gb/s HDD 512e
NONSED WrtCache 9006 22P EKDQ
Broadcom (LSI) MegaRAID 9361-8i SAS3 Controller
w/ 8 internal ports (1GB Cache) PCIe3.0 x8 LP
with cables 9006 22P EKEA
SMC AOC-K-S3008L-L8i 12Gbps SAS3/RAID 0,1 and 10
PCIe3.0 x8 LP with cables 9006 22P EKEB
Broadcom (LSI) MegaRAID 9361-8i SAS3 Controller
w/ 8 internal ports (2GB Cache) PCIe3.0 x8 LP
with cables 9006 22P EKEH
Mellanox MCX555A-ECAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR IB
100Gb/s and 100GbE single-port QSFP28 PCIe3.0
x16 LP 9006 12P EKFD
Mellanox MCX555A-ECAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR IB
100Gb/s and 100GbE single-port QSFP28 PCIe3.0
x16 LP 9006 22P EKFD
Qlogic QLE2742 32Gb Fibre Channel adapter PCIe3
x8 2-port LP 9006 12P EKFE
Qlogic QLE2742 32Gb Fibre Channel adapter PCIe3
x8 2-port LP 9006 22P EKFE
Intel XL710 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter
4-port 10G/1G SFP+ PCIe3.0 x8 LP 9006 12P EKFH
Intel XL710 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter
4-port 10G/1G SFP+ PCIe3.0 x8 LP 9006 22P EKFH
Broadcom (LSI) 9305-16E SAS-3 HBA PCIe3.0 x8 LP 9006 12P EKGC
Broadcom (LSI) 9305-16E SAS-3 HBA PCIe3.0 x8 LP 9006 22P EKGC
1.8m (6-ft) Power Cord, 100-127V/15A, C13, PT#4
(NEMA 5-15) 9006 12P EKL2
1.8m (6-ft) Power Cord, 100-127V/15A, C13, PT#4
(NEMA 5-15) 9006 22P EKL2
2m (6.5-ft) Power Cord, 100-127V/15A, C13, PT#59
(NEMA 5-15P) 9006 12P EKLH
2m (6.5-ft) Power Cord, 100-127V/15A, C13, PT#59
(NEMA 5-15P) 9006 22P EKLH
1.8m (6-ft) Power Cord, 200-240V/15A, C13, C14 9006 12P EKLM
1.8m (6-ft) Power Cord, 200-240V/15A, C13, C14 9006 22P EKLM
Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), 200-240V/15A, C13, C14
for India 9006 12P EKLP
Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), 200-240V/15A, C13, C14
for India 9006 22P EKLP
64 GB DDR4 memory 9006 12P EKMD
64 GB DDR4 memory 9006 22P EKMD
16 GB DDR4 memory 9006 12P EKMF
16 GB DDR4 memory 9006 22P EKMF
32 GB DDR4 memory 9006 12P EKMG
32 GB DDR4 memory 9006 22P EKMG
240 GB 2.5-inch SATA SSD 0.78-DWPD SED 9006 12P EKS1
240 GB 2.5-inch SATA SSD 0.78-DWPD SED 9006 22P EKS1
3.8 TB 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1-DWPD NONSED 9006 12P EKS6
3.8 TB 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1-DWPD NONSED 9006 22P EKS6
2x SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap rear drive tray with
cables 9006 22P EKSD
1.92 TB 2.5-inch SATA SSD 3.5-DWPD NONSED 9006 12P EKSG
1.92 TB 2.5-inch SATA SSD 3.5-DWPD NONSED 9006 22P EKSG
128 GB SATA Disk on module SuperDOM 9006 12P EKSK
128 GB SATA Disk on module SuperDOM 9006 22P EKSK
64 GB SATA Disk on module SuperDOM 9006 12P EKSL
64 GB SATA Disk on module SuperDOM 9006 22P EKSL
1.6 TB 2.5-inch SAS SSD 3-DWPD NONSED 9006 12P EKSS
1.6 TB 2.5-inch SAS SSD 3-DWPD NONSED 9006 22P EKSS
LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i SAS3 Self-encrypting unlock
kit (Hardware Key) 9006 12P EKWC
LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i SAS3 Self-encrypting unlock
kit (Hardware Key) 9006 22P EKWC
S&H - No Charge 9006 12P ESC0
S&H - No Charge 9006 22P ESC0
BP Post-Sale Services: 1 Day 9006 12P SVBP
BP Post-Sale Services: 1 Day 9006 22P SVBP
IBM Systems Lab Services Post-Sale Services: 1
Day 9006 12P SVCS
IBM Systems Lab Services Post-Sale Services: 1
Day 9006 22P SVCS
Other IBM Post-Sale Services: 1 Day 9006 12P SVNN
Other IBM Post-Sale Services: 1 Day 9006 22P SVNN
The following features are being withdrawn on the specified model of the IBM Power Systems machine type:
Effective October 26, 2021
Feature withdrawals
Description MT Model Feature
Note 7063-CR1: Not applicable to China.
Solution Delivery Integration (SDI) Bulk MES Order Indicator 7063 CR1 0003 One CSC Billing Unit 7063 CR1 0010 Ten CSC Billing Units 7063 CR1 0011 US TAA Compliance Indicator 7063 CR1 0983 Product assembled in USA manufacturing plant 7063 CR1 0984 Custom Service Specify, Rochester Minn, USA 7063 CR1 1140 OEM (Generic) Indicator 7063 CR1 7770 OEM (GROUPE BULL) Indicator 7063 CR1 7773 OEM (Hitachi) Indicator 7063 CR1 7775 OEM Publications for IBM Logo Product 7063 CR1 7779 Indicator for Inspur Power servers 7063 CR1 777A SP Warranty and Maintenance 5Y 24x7 Same Day ORT 7063 CR1 B0LP SP Hard Drive/Media Retention - Power 5 years 7063 CR1 B0PR ServicePac for Basic Selection for Power 5 years 7063 CR1 B0SR SP Warranty and Maintenance 3Y 24x7 Same Day ORT 7063 CR1 B0UW ServicePac for Basic Selection for Power 3 years 7063 CR1 B0VC SP Hard Drive/Media Retention - Power 3 years 7063 CR1 B0VH Custom Service Specify, Mexico 7063 CR1 ECSM Custom Service Specify, Poughkeepsie, USA 7063 CR1 ECSP 1.8m (6-ft) Power Cord, 100-127V/15A, C13, PT#4 (NEMA 5-15) 7063 CR1 EKL2 2m (6.5-ft) Power Cord, 100-127V/15A, C13, PT#59 (NEMA 5-15P) 7063 CR1 EKLH Power Cord 2.8m (9.2-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU, (250V/ 10A) 7063 CR1 EKLJ Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A 7063 CR1 EKLL 1.8m (6-ft) Power Cord, 200-240V/15A, C13, C14 7063 CR1 EKLM Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), 200-240V/15A, C13, C14 for India 7063 CR1 EKLP Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A for India 7063 CR1 EKLQ Power Cord 2.8m (9.2-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU, (250V/ 10A) for India 7063 CR1 EKLR S&H - No Charge 7063 CR1 ESC0 Rack Indicator- Not Factory Integrated 7063 CR1 4650 HMC/Server Order Linkage Indicator 7063 CR1 9069 Order Routing Indicator- System Plant 7063 CR1 9169 Language Group Specify - US English 7063 CR1 9300 Month Indicator 7063 CR1 9461 Day Indicator 7063 CR1 9462 Hour Indicator 7063 CR1 9463 Minute Indicator 7063 CR1 9464 Qty Indicator 7063 CR1 9465 Countable Member Indicator 7063 CR1 9466 Language Group Specify - Dutch 7063 CR1 9700 Language Group Specify - French 7063 CR1 9703 Language Group Specify - German 7063 CR1 9704 Language Group Specify - Polish 7063 CR1 9705 Language Group Specify - Norwegian 7063 CR1 9706 Language Group Specify - Portuguese 7063 CR1 9707 Language Group Specify - Spanish 7063 CR1 9708 Language Group Specify - Italian 7063 CR1 9711 Language Group Specify - Canadian French 7063 CR1 9712 Language Group Specify - Japanese 7063 CR1 9714 Language Group Specify - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) 7063 CR1 9715 Language Group Specify - Korean 7063 CR1 9716 Language Group Specify - Turkish 7063 CR1 9718 Language Group Specify - Hungarian 7063 CR1 9719 Language Group Specify - Slovakian 7063 CR1 9720 Language Group Specify - Russian 7063 CR1 9721 Language Group Specify - Simplified Chinese (PRC) 7063 CR1 9722 Language Group Specify - Czech 7063 CR1 9724 Language Group Specify - Romanian 7063 CR1 9725 Language Group Specify - Croatian 7063 CR1 9726 Language Group Specify - Slovenian 7063 CR1 9727 Language Group Specify - Brazilian Portuguese 7063 CR1 9728 Language Group Specify - Thai 7063 CR1 9729 Open Power non-virtualized configuration 7063 CR1 EC16 IBM Power Private Cloud Rack Solution Indicator 7063 CR1 ELG2 S&H-a 7063 CR1 ESC5 POWER8® Attachment Indicator 7063 CR1 EU38 POWER9™ Attachment Indicator 7063 CR1 EU39
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