IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper mainframe. 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 LinuxONE Rockhopper SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Dec 2024). 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 2016
End of sale
Apr 2018
Last date of support
Dec 2024
Part numbers
2
20
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 20 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: mainframe
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
All 2 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2965-L20 | IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper (mainframe) | Apr 2018 | Dec 2024 | Past support |
| 2965-L10 | IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper (mainframe) | Apr 2018 | Dec 2024 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper 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 LinuxONE Rockhopper — questions
Is the IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper end of life?
Yes. Every tracked LinuxONE Rockhopper SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the LinuxONE Rockhopper?
Dec 2024, per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these LinuxONE Rockhopper 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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