IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
IBM System Storage TS7680 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Nov 2015). 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
Feb 2010
End of sale
Sep 2012
Last date of support
Nov 2015
Part numbers
1
129
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 129 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 number in this family
All 1 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3958-DE2 | IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway (tape storage) | Sep 2012 | Nov 2015 | Past support |
Options from here
The IBM System Storage TS7680 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 TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway — questions
Is the IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway end of life?
Yes. Every tracked System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway?
Nov 2015, per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these System Storage TS7680 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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