IBM Magnetic Tape Subsystem — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM Magnetic Tape Subsystem tape storage. 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 Magnetic Tape Subsystem SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Dec 2013). 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
Feb 1991
End of sale
Sep 1998
Last date of support
Dec 2013
Part numbers
1
152
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 152 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: tape storage
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 number in this family
All 1 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3490-B40 | IBM Magnetic Tape Subsystem (tape storage) | Sep 1998 | Dec 2013 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM Magnetic Tape Subsystem 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 Magnetic Tape Subsystem — questions
Is the IBM Magnetic Tape Subsystem end of life?
Yes. Every tracked Magnetic Tape Subsystem SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the Magnetic Tape Subsystem?
Dec 2013, per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these Magnetic Tape Subsystem 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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