IBM Storwize V5000 — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM Storwize V5000 storage system. 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 Storwize V5000 SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Dec 2025). 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
Oct 2013
End of sale
Jul 2016 – Feb 2020
Last date of support
Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
Part numbers
14
44
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 44 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: storage system
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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2078-12C | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2077-24C | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2077-12C | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2078-24C | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2078-24E | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2017 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2078-12E | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2017 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2077-24E | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2017 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2077-12E | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Jul 2017 | Dec 2022 | Past support |
| 2077-24F | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Past support |
| 2078-12F | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Past support |
| 2078-24F | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Past support |
| 2077-12F | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Past support |
| 2077-92F | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Past support |
| 2078-92F | IBM Storwize V5000 (storage system) | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM Storwize V5000 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 Storwize V5000 — questions
Is the IBM Storwize V5000 end of life?
Yes. Every tracked Storwize V5000 SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the Storwize V5000?
Last dates of support across Storwize V5000 SKU groups range from Dec 2022 to Dec 2025.
Where do these Storwize V5000 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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