IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway 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
Aug 2008
End of sale
Mar 2009 – Feb 2018
Last date of support
Nov 2018 – Nov 2020
Part numbers
5
93
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 93 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3958-DD1 | IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway (tape storage) | Mar 2009 | Nov 2018 | Past support |
| 3958-DD3 | IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway (tape storage) | Oct 2010 | Nov 2018 | Past support |
| 3958-DD4 | IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway (tape storage) | Jun 2012 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| 3958-DD5 | IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway (tape storage) | May 2016 | Sep 2020 | Past support |
| 3958-DD6 | IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway (tape storage) | Feb 2018 | Nov 2020 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway 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 TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway — questions
Is the IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway end of life?
Yes. Every tracked System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway?
Last dates of support across System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway SKU groups range from Nov 2018 to Nov 2020.
Where do these System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway 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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