IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure storage system. End-of-support (last date of support / EOSL) date from IBM's Product Lifecycle, linked to the IBM lifecycle page for verification. The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".
Every tracked IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Dec 2019). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
Available
Mar 2014
End of sale
Jul 2014 – May 2015
Last date of support
Dec 2019
Part numbers
3
80
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 80 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: storage system
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9846-AC0 | IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure (storage system) | Jul 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| 9848-AC0 | IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure (storage system) | Jul 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| 9846-AC1 | IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure (storage system) | May 2015 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure is past IBM end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure — questions
Is the IBM FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure end of life?
Yes. Every tracked FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure?
Dec 2019, per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these FlashSystem V840 Control Enclosure dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official IBM end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.
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