IBM SAN Volume Controller — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM SAN Volume Controller san / network switch. 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".
IBM SAN Volume Controller has mixed lifecycle status. Some SKU groups are already past IBM end of service while others run until Dec 2026. Confirm the exact part number before any support or refresh decision. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
Available
May 2007
End of sale
Dec 2009 – Apr 2022
Last date of support
Dec 2018 – Dec 2026
Part numbers
13
5
of 13 part numbers are past support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 92 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Mixed status across SKU groups — some past EOSL, some still supported
- Category: san / network switch
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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2145-8G4 | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Dec 2009 | Dec 2018 | Past support |
| 2145-8A4 | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Jan 2012 | Dec 2018 | Past support |
| 2145-CF8 | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | May 2011 | Jun 2019 | Past support |
| 2145-CG8 | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | May 2014 | Jun 2019 | Past support |
| 2145-DH8 | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Sep 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2145-24F | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Apr 2022 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
| 2145-12F | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Apr 2022 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
| 2145-SV1 | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Oct 2021 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
| 2147-SV1 | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Oct 2021 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
| 2147-24F | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Apr 2022 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
| 2147-12F | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Apr 2022 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
| 2145-92F | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Apr 2022 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
| 2147-92F | IBM SAN Volume Controller (san / network switch) | Apr 2022 | Dec 2026 | Ending soon |
Options from here
5 IBM SAN Volume Controller part numbers are past IBM end of service while 8 remain supported (to Dec 2026). For the past-EOSL units, these are the usual paths:
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 SAN Volume Controller — questions
Is the IBM SAN Volume Controller end of life?
Partly. Some SAN Volume Controller SKU groups are past end of service life while others are still supported. See the dates by SKU group below.
What is the last date of support for the SAN Volume Controller?
Last dates of support across SAN Volume Controller SKU groups range from Dec 2018 to Dec 2026.
Where do these SAN Volume Controller 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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