IBM System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance tape storage. 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Nov 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 2012
End of sale
Feb 2018
Last date of support
Dec 2019 – Nov 2020
Part numbers
2
80
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 80 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: tape storage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3959-SM2 | IBM System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance (tape storage) | Feb 2018 | Nov 2020 | Past support |
| 3959-EXP | IBM System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance (tape storage) | Feb 2018 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance 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 TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance — questions
Is the IBM System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance end of life?
Yes. Every tracked System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance?
Last dates of support across System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance SKU groups range from Dec 2019 to Nov 2020.
Where do these System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance 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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