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Which IBM Spectrum Protect Family products and releases have support extension contracts available for purchase beyond their End of Support (EOS) date?
Answer
Note: The product now known as IBM Storage Protect was named IBM Spectrum Protect in levels earlier than 8.1.19. To learn more about the brand change, see IBM Spectrum brand change to IBM Storage.
Note: The product known as IBM Spectrum Protect was named IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in releases earlier than 7.1.3. To learn more about the rebranding transition, see: Tivoli Storage Manager branding transition to IBM Spectrum Protect.
Following is a table of recent IBM Spectrum Protect Family products and releases that have announced End of Support (EOS) dates. The table includes details on:
- Whether a product and release is eligible for a support extension contract, and if so, the last date for the extended support
- Which active releases or products are the upgrade or suggested replacement path
Note:
- All older products are not eligible for support extensions and are not included in the table.
- Contact your IBM Account team to apply for a support extension on an eligible product.
To realize the full value of your IBM software products and plan for software product upgrades, use the following site to search for the lifecycle of a particular IBM software product: IBM Support - Software lifecycle.
To track how long your version of a particular IBM software product is supported, allow to effectively plan your software investment and avoid any gaps in support, see at Standard and enhanced IBM software support lifecycle policies.
Note: IBM has new support and lifecycle policy options available for IBM Storage Protect 8.1.x. An updated support option is available for IBM Storage Protect 7.1 clients, see IBM Storage Protect, IBM Storage Protect Plus, IBM Copy Data Management, and IBM Spectrum Control deliver support extension options.
Withdrawal announcement letters:
- 31 December 2021 is announced as the End of Support date (EOS), for IBM Spectrum Protect and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1 products and for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot and IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy® Manager 4.1. The withdrawal announcement letter is available here: Software support discontinuance: IBM Spectrum Protect and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager programs.
- 30 September 2017 is announced as the End of Support date (EOS) for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.4 products and for IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager 3.2. The announcement letter is available here: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS916-117/index.html
- 30 April 2017 is announced as the End of Support date (EOS) for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 products and for IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager 3.1. The announcement letter is available here: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS916-072/index.html
- 30 April 30 2015 is announced as the End of Support date (EOS) for most IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 products.
The announcement letter is available here: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS914-056 - 30 April 30 2016 is announced as the EOS date for the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments 6.2 product. The announcement letter is available here: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS915-114
- 30 April 2014 was the End of Support date (EOS) for most IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5 and 6.1 products with distributed platforms. The announcement letter is available here: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS913-063
| Product | Product IDs | Release | EOS date | Support Extension available? If so, last date for extended support |
Active supported releases or suggested replacement product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Spectrum® Protect Tivoli Storage Manager IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition IBM Spectrum Protect for Data Retention IBM System Storage Archive Manager IBM Spectrum Protect for Storage Area Networks Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks (SAN) |
5725-W98 5608-E01 5725-W99 5608-E02 5725-X15 5608-E03 5725-X18 5608-E07 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition IBM System Storage Archive Manager (SSAM) Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks (SAN) |
5608-E01 5608-E02 5608-E03 |
6.4 | 30 September 2017 |
No | IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5608-E01 5608-E02 5608-E03 5608-E07 |
6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-E01 5608-E02 5608-E03 5608-E07 5641-E01 5641-E02 5641-E03 5641-E07 |
6.2 | 30 April 2015 | Yes: AIX until 30 April 2018 No: all non-AIX platform support extensions ended 30 April 2016 No extension for the Admin Center or Reporting and Monitoring Transport Layer Security (TLS) is not supported for extensions |
IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-E01 5608-E02 5608-E03 5608-E07 5641-E01 5641-E02 5641-E03 5641-E07 |
6.1 | 30 April 2014 | Yes, until 30 April 2017 No extension for the Admin Center or Reporting and Monitoring Transport Layer Security (TLS) is not supported for extensions |
IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-ISM 5608-ISX 5608-ARM 5608-SAN 5641-ARM |
5.5 | 30 April 2014 | Yes, until 30 April 2017 No extension for the Admin Center Transport Layer Security (TLS) is not supported for extensions |
IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition for z/OS Tivoli Storage Manager for Data Retention for z/OS Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS USS client and API |
5698-A13 5698-A11 5698-A25 5698-USS |
5.5 | 30 Sept 2014 | Yes, until 30 Sept 2017 | z/OS Server: none, use Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Media z/OS Client: 6.1 z/OS USS client |
| 5698-A13 5698-A11 5698-A25 5698-USS |
5.4 | 30 Sept 2012 | Yes, until 30 Sept 2015 | z/OS Server: none, use Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Media z/OS Client: 6.1 z/OS USS client |
|
| Tivoli Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services (ACS) | 5608-E10 | 6.1 | 30 April 2014 | No | None, use Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager |
| 5608-ACS | 5.5 | 30 April 2014 | No | None, use Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager | |
| IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Copy Services (CS) | 5608-E11 5641-E11 |
6.1 | 30 April 2014 | No | None, use Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager |
| 5608-CSS | 5.5 | 30 April 2014 | No | None, use Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager | |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases |
5725-X01 5608-E04 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases | 5608-E04 | 6.4 | 30 September 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5608-E04 | 6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 |
|
| 5608-E04 | 5.5 | 30 April 2014 | Yes, until 30 April 2017 | IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning |
5725-X03 5608-E05 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | 5608-E05 | 6.4 | 30 September 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5608-E05 | 6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-E05 5641-E05 |
6.2 | 30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-E05 5641-E05 |
6.1 | 30 April 2014 | Yes, until 30 April 2017 | IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-APR | 5.5 | 30 April 2014 | Yes, until 30 April 2017 | IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail |
5725-X02 5608-E06 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail | 5608-E06 | 6.4 | 30 September 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5608-E06 | 6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-E06 5641-E06 |
6.1 | 30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-APE | 5.5 | 30 April 2014 | Yes, until 30 April 2017 | IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail for z/OS | 5698-A12 | 5.5 | 30 Sept 2014 | Yes, until 30 Sept 2017 | None |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management |
5725-X04 5608-E12 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management (HSM UNIX) | 5608-E12 | 6.4 | 30 September 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5608-E12 | 6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-E12 | 6.2 | 30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-E12 | 6.1 | 30 April 2014 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5608-HSM | 5.5 | 30 April 2014 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments |
5725-X00 5725-A44 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments (VE) | 5725-A44 | 6.4 | 30 September 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1, 7.1.6 |
| 5725-A44 | 6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| 5725-A44 | 6.2 | 30 April 2016 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 | |
| IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows Tivoli Storage Manager for HSM for Windows |
5725-X14 5608-E13 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | No: In some cases, IBM offers extended support for usage and known defects in eligible products. Contact your IBM Account team to find out more about how to apply for a support extension. | IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager for HSM for Windows | 5608-E13 | 6.4 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5608-E13 | 6.3 | 30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows 8.1, 7.1 | |
| 5608-E13 | 6.1 | 30 April 2014 | No, support extensions ended 30 April 2016 | IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows 8.1, 7.1 | |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Suite 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect Suite Entry 8.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery Entry |
5725-X05 5725-X06 5724-Z12 5725-H25 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect Suite 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect Suite Entry 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery Entry |
5724-Z12 5725-H25 |
6.4 | 30 September 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect Suite 8.1, 7.1 IBM Spectrum Protect Suite Entry 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5724-Z12 5725-H25 |
6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect Suite 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 IBM Spectrum Protect Suite Entry 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 |
|
| Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery | 5724-Z12 | 6.2 | 30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect Suite 8.1, 7.1, 6.4 |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Tivoli Storage FlashCopy® Manager |
5725-X22 5724-X94 |
4.1.x 4.1.x |
31 December 2021 | No: In some cases, IBM offers extended support for usage and known defects in eligible products. Contact your IBM Account team to find out more about how to apply for a support extension. | IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager | 5608-W07 5724-X94 |
3.2.x | 30 September 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1, 4.1 |
| 5608-W07 5724-X94 |
3.1.x | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1, 4.1, 3.2 | |
| 5608-AC6 5641-A06 5724-X94 |
2.1.x | 30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1, 4.1, 3.2 | |
| 5608-AC6 5641-A06 5724-X94 |
2.2 | 30 Sept 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1, 4.1, 3.2 | |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations - Starter Edition Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback for Workstations - Starter Edition |
5725-X13 5724-S64 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations 8.1 |
| Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files (CDP) Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files Starter Edition |
5608-APG 5724-S64 |
6.3.x | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations 8.1, 7.1 Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations 7.1 |
| 5608-APG 5641-FSE 5641-FSF 5724-S64 |
3.1.x 3.1.3 |
30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations 8.1, 7.1 Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations 7.1 |
|
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations |
5725-X12 5724-Y96 |
7.1 | 31 December 2021 | Yes: IBM offers Extended Support for usage and known defects for purchase until December 31, 2025. | IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations 8.1 |
| Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations | 5724-Y96 | 6.3 | 30 April 2017 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations 8.1, 7.1 |
| 5641-A05 5724-Y96 |
6.1 | 30 April 2015 | No | IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations 8.1, 7.1 | |
| Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Center Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Bare Machine Recovery Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Microsoft Exchange |
5641-A01 5641-A02 5641-A03 5641-A04 5641-A11 5724-U93 5724-U94 5724-U95 5724-V35 |
6.1 | 30 April 2016 | Yes, until April 30, 2019 | None, use Tivoli Storage Manager Entry |
| 5641-U93 5641-U94 5641-U95 5641-V35 5724-U93 5724-U94 5724-U95 5724-V35 |
5.5 | 30 April 2014 | No | None, use Tivoli Storage Manager Entry | |
| Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Storwize V7000 | 5639-FB1 | 6.1 | 30 April 2016 | No | None |
The information in this table is believed to be accurate, but actual eligibility is determined during the support extension application process. Any table correction is noted in the following Change History.
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Change History:
- 15 April 2015: Original text published
- 15 April 2015: TLS exclusion in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager extensions
- 23 April 2015: Added column with active releases or suggested replacement products
- 15 July 2015: No support extensions for Reporting and Monitoring in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1 and 6.2
- 10 May 2016: Added EOS for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 products and IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy® Manager 3.1 and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows 6.4, none of which allow support extensions
- 13 February 2017: Added EOS for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.4 products and IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager3.2, none of which allow support extensions
- 1 February 2021: Added EOS for IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 products and IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1.
- 22 February 2024: Updated support option for IBM Storage Protect 7.1 clients
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