IBM System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit enterprise hardware. 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Mar 2019). 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 2008
End of sale
Jul 2011 – Aug 2012
Last date of support
Mar 2019
Part numbers
2
89
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 89 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: enterprise hardware
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1269-CP2 | IBM System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2011 | Mar 2019 | Past support |
| 1269-3S1 | IBM System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit (enterprise hardware) | Aug 2012 | Mar 2019 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit 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 System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit — questions
Is the IBM System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit end of life?
Yes. Every tracked System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit?
Mar 2019, per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these System Storage DCS9900 Expansion Unit 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.
On the same timetable
Embed this status on your wiki or README
