IBM Power System Series Rack Enclosure — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM Power System Series Rack Enclosure enterprise server. 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 Power System Series Rack Enclosure SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Dec 2011). 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
Jun 2010
End of sale
Oct 2002
Last date of support
Dec 2011
Part numbers
1
176
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 176 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: enterprise server
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9309-002 | IBM Power System Series Rack Enclosure (enterprise server) | Oct 2002 | Dec 2011 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM Power System Series Rack 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 Power System Series Rack Enclosure — questions
Is the IBM Power System Series Rack Enclosure end of life?
Yes. Every tracked Power System Series Rack Enclosure SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the Power System Series Rack Enclosure?
Dec 2011, per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these Power System Series Rack 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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