IBM PowerLinux Series Server — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM PowerLinux Series Server 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 PowerLinux Series Server SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Dec 2020). 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 2011
End of sale
Apr 2012 – Sep 2015
Last date of support
Sep 2019 – Dec 2020
Part numbers
10
83
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 83 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 numbers in this family
Dates vary across 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8246-L2B | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Apr 2012 | Sep 2019 | Past support |
| 8246-L2C | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Oct 2013 | Sep 2019 | Past support |
| 8246-L2S | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Oct 2013 | Sep 2019 | Past support |
| 8246-L1C | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Oct 2013 | Sep 2019 | Past support |
| 8246-L1S | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Oct 2013 | Sep 2019 | Past support |
| 8246-L2D | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Feb 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| 8246-L1D | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Feb 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| 8246-L1T | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Sep 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| 8246-L2T | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Sep 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
| 8248-L4T | IBM PowerLinux Series Server (enterprise server) | Feb 2015 | Dec 2020 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM PowerLinux Series Server 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 PowerLinux Series Server — questions
Is the IBM PowerLinux Series Server end of life?
Yes. Every tracked PowerLinux Series Server SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the PowerLinux Series Server?
Last dates of support across PowerLinux Series Server SKU groups range from Sep 2019 to Dec 2020.
Where do these PowerLinux Series Server 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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