Licensed program software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM ESSL for OpenPOWER Version 6 - No replacements

IBM Canada Withdrawal Announcement A22-0186
April 12, 2022

Table of contents

	Support and access discontinuance		Replacement information
	Withdrawn parts, features, or programs

Overview

IBM® Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL) for OpenPOWER is being withdrawn. ESSL continues to be available through other program numbers on both the AIX® (5765-EAP) and Linux® (5765-L61) operating systems.

Support and access discontinuance

Effective on the dates shown, IBM will withdraw support for all versions and releases of the following program licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement:

Program number	Program name	VRM	Discontinuance of support date	Discontinuance of media access date
5765-R13	IBM ESSL for OpenPOWER	6.3.x	April 30, 2022	April 12, 2022

Withdrawn parts, features, or programs

Build-to-order withdrawal

Effective April 12, 2022, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following program licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement:

Program number	Program name	VRM
5765-R13	IBM ESSL for OpenPOWER	6.3.x

Build-to-order program and feature number withdrawal

Effective April 12, 2022, the following programs and features are withdrawn:

Program number	Program and feature name	VRM	Feature number
5765-R13	IBM ESSL for OpenPOWER License Per Processor	6.x.x	V8K7BG

System Program Order (SPO)

SPO program number	Program and feature name	Feature number
5692-A6P	IBM ESSL on OpenPOWER, V6.3.x	2367

Software maintenance programs

Maintenance PID number	Description
5771-R13	Software Maintenance 1-year registration + 1-year renewal
5773-R13	Software Maintenance 3-year registration + 3-year renewal
5771-R14	Software Maintenance After License

Program number	Feature description	Feature number
5771-R13	SW Maintenance 1-Year Registration Per Processor	2351
5771-R13	SW Maintenance 1-Year Renewal Per Processor	2352

Program number	Feature description	Feature number
5773-R13	SW Maintenance 3-Year Registration Per Processor	1917
5773-R13	SW Maintenance 3-Year Renewal Per Processor	1918

5771-R14 - Software Maintenance After License

Program number	Feature description	Feature number
5771-R14	SW Maintenance After License Per Processor	2356

Replacement information

There is no replacement for the withdrawn program.

Order processing

Orders received on or after the effective date of withdrawal will not be filled. Client requested arrival dates (CRADs), if any, must be prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

Technical support

Technical support is withdrawn effective April 30, 2022. Support extensions are not available.

See the IBM Support website for product support information.

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