Services withdrawal: Declaration of plan to discontinue lease, rental, and maintenance services for select POWER machines - Some replacements available
IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 922-117November 15, 2022
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Overview
End of Service
Periodically, IBM® provides notice to customers of plans to terminate services for IBM and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) machines under an IBM Agreement. At this time, we are providing notice that selected machine types, models, and features will be discontinued from maintenance services. IBM will send no further correspondence of this nature for these machine types, models, features, or RPQs.
For a list of affected products and effective dates, see the Description section.
Replacement options
To assist in transition planning for the announced products for End of Service (EoS), the IBM Power® servers: Engineered for agility website provides clients with details on all IBM Power Systems offerings.
For the recommended replacement options for the Power Systems servers, also see the Description section.
After the effective date, IBM will no longer offer full hardware maintenance service for the listed machine types. If available, clients will continue to receive limited hardware maintenance service as described in the "Withdrawal" section of your terms with IBM, without lapse in coverage, for select machine types.
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Description
End of Service
IBM will withdraw from its maintenance agreements the IBM machine types and models for the products listed below, effective on the End of Service (EoS) dates listed. Some replacements are available.
IBM Products
IBM Power
| Machine type | Model | Description | EoS effective date | Recommended replacement options |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8001 | 12C | Power Systems S821LC | October 31, 2024 | Power System S1022s, Power System S1014 |
| 8001 | 22C | Power Systems S822LC for Big Data | October 31, 2024 | Power System S1022s, Power System L1022 |
| 8247 | 21L | Power Systems S812L | May 31, 2024 | Power System S1022s, Power System S1014 |
| 8247 | 22L | Power Systems S822L | March 31, 2024 | Power System S1022s, Power System L1022 |
| 8247 | 42L | Power Systems S824L | March 31, 2024 | Power System S1024, Power System S1022, Power System L1024 |
| 8284 | 22A | Power Systems S822 | March 31, 2024 | Power System S1022s, Power System S1022 |
| 8286 | 41A | Power Systems S814 | May 31, 2024 | Power System S1014 |
| 8286 | 42A | Power Systems S824 | March 31, 2024 | Power System S1024, Power System S1022 |
| 8335 | GCA | Power Systems S822LC | May 31, 2024 | Power System S1022s, Power System L1022 |
| 8335 | GTA | Power Systems S822LC | March 31, 2024 | Power System S102s2, Power System L1022 |
| 8335 | GTB | Power Systems S822LC for HPC | October 31, 2024 | Power System S1022s, Power System L1022 |
| 8348 | 21C | Power Systems S812LC | March 31, 2024 | Power System S1014 |
| 8408 | 44E | Power Systems E850C | October 31, 2024 | Power System E1050, Power System S1024 |
| 9080 | MHE | Power Systems E880C | October 31, 2024 | Power Systems E1080 |
| 9080 | MME | Power Systems E870C | October 31, 2024 | Power Systems E1080, Power System E1050 1 |
| 9119 | MHE | Power Systems E880 | October 31, 2024 | Power Systems E1080 |
| 9119 | MME | Power Systems E870 | October 31, 2024 | Power Systems E1080, Power System E1050 1 |
1 Power Systems E1050 is only recommended as a replacement for the 8-socket models. Larger configurations should choose the Power Systems E1080 as a replacement.
IBM Appliance Products
| Machine type | Model | Description | EoS effective date | Recommended replacement options |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8356 | S32 | Appliance - PureApp Sys W3700-40 (cores) | March 31, 2024 | None |
| 8356 | S34 | Appliance - PureApp Sys W3700-80 (cores) | March 31, 2024 | None |
| 8356 | S36 | Appliance - PureApp Sys W3700-120 (cores) | March 31, 2024 | None |
| 8356 | S38 | Appliance - PureApp Sys W3700-160 (cores) | March 31, 2024 | None |
| 8356 | S3A | Appliance - PureApp Sys W3700-200 (cores) | March 31, 2024 | None |
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Business Partner information
If you are an IBM Business Partner acquiring IBM products or services directly from IBM, you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement.
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Country availability
| Country | Planned effective date |
|---|---|
| American Samoa | November 15, 2022 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | November 15, 2022 |
| Guam | November 15, 2022 |
| Marshall Islands | November 15, 2022 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | November 15, 2022 |
| Palau | November 15, 2022 |
| Puerto Rico | November 15, 2022 |
| US Virgin Islands | November 15, 2022 |
| United States | November 15, 2022 |
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