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Question
This document provides information on the lifecycle of the IBM Security Network Protection XGS Appliances. This does not include the XGS 5000 appliance.
Answer
The IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5000 appliance lifecycle information is documented in a different Technote, available here. Additional lifecycle details for other IBM Security Systems appliances are available here.
Appliance Name | General Availability | End of Marketing | End of Support |
---|---|---|---|
XGS 3100 | 25 Oct 2013 | 03 Jan 2018 | 30 Dec 2022 |
XGS 4100 | 25 Oct 2013 | 03 Jan 2018 | 30 Dec 2022 |
XGS 5100 | 05 Sep 2013 | 03 Jan 2018 | 30 Dec 2022 |
XGS 7100 | 30 Oct 2014 | 03 Jan 2018 | 30 Dec 2022 |
Firmware | Supported Appliances | General Availability | End of Content | End of Support |
---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 | XGS 5100 | 05 Sep 2013 | 30 Oct 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 |
5.1.1 | XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 25 Oct 2013 | 30 Oct 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 |
5.1.2 | XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 22 Nov 2013 | 30 Oct 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 |
5.2.0 | XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 06 May 2014 | 30 May 2015 | 30 May 2015 |
5.3.0 | XGS 7100, XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 30 Oct 2014 | 30 Nov 2015 | 30 Nov 2015 |
5.3.1 | XGS 7100, XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 08 May 2015 | 31 Aug 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 |
5.3.2 | XGS 7100, XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 18 Nov 2015 | 27 Mar 2017 | 27 Mar 2017 |
5.3.3 | XGS 7100, XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 10 Aug 2016 | 31 Aug 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 |
5.4 | XGS 7100, XGS 5200, XGS 5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 27 Mar 2017 | 30 Dec 2022 | 30 Dec 2022 |
5.5 | XGS 7100, XGS 5200, XGS5100, XGS 4100, XGS 3100 | 27 Sept 2018 | 30 Dec 2022 | 30 Dec 2022 |
Note that if an Appliance goes End of Support, then all firmware is no longer supported on that Appliance.
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