IBM System Storage — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
PAST VENDOR SUPPORTIBM ended support in December 2019.
IBM System Storage 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 The end-of-sale date shown is the IBM end-of-marketing date, published as "no longer available for order, withdrawn from market".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 SKU group is past IBM end of service life (last group Dec 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
Feb 1985
End of sale
Aug 1990 – Jun 2014
Last date of support
Dec 2004 – Dec 2019
Part numbers
39
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3380-AD4 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-01R / 3174-51R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-11R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1746-A2S · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-81R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗5394-01B · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-91R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗9392-B13 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7131-105 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7133-010 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3995-C66 / 3995-C64 / 3995-C62 / 3995-C68 / 3995-C60 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗9392-B33 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3995-C40 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7133-020 / 7133-600 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3995-C48 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7133-D40 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2104-DL1 / 2104-TL1 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2104-DU3 / 2104-TU3 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3542-2RX · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3542-2RU / 3560-1RU · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1742-1RU · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3552-1RU · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7204-573 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2104-DS4 / 2104-TS4 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3996-080 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1818-RS1 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1818-RS2 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1818-RS3 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2867-E22 · verified Aug 2026
260
months past last support
Support Runway Score10/100 · Little or no runway
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 260 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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3380-AD4 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Aug 1990 | Dec 2004 | Past support |
| 3174-01R | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Aug 1990 | Jan 2016 | Past support |
| 3174-51R | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Aug 1990 | Jan 2016 | Past support |
| 3174-11R | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Sep 1999 | Jan 2016 | Past support |
| 1746-A2S | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jun 2014 | Dec 2018 | Past support |
| 3174-81R | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Aug 1990 | Jan 2016 | Past support |
| 5394-01B | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Dec 1998 | Dec 2005 | Past support |
| 3174-91R | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Jan 2016 | Past support |
| 9392-B13 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Mar 1997 | Dec 2008 | Past support |
| 7131-105 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Nov 1999 | Dec 2010 | Past support |
| 7133-010 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| 3995-C66 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 3995-C64 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 3995-C62 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 3995-C68 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 3995-C60 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 9392-B33 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Aug 2000 | Dec 2010 | Past support |
| 3995-C40 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 7133-020 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| 7133-600 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| 3995-C48 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jul 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 7133-D40 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jun 2005 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| 2104-DL1 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Dec 2007 | Past support |
| 2104-TL1 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Dec 2007 | Past support |
| 2104-DU3 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 2104-TU3 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | — | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 3542-2RX | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Nov 2004 | Dec 2008 | Past support |
| 3542-2RU | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Nov 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 3560-1RU | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Nov 2004 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 1742-1RU | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jun 2005 | Jan 2015 | Past support |
| 3552-1RU | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Jun 2003 | Dec 2011 | Past support |
| 7204-573 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Oct 2006 | Dec 2011 | Past support |
| 2104-DS4 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Mar 2006 | Oct 2016 | Past support |
| 2104-TS4 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Mar 2006 | Oct 2016 | Past support |
| 3996-080 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Dec 2008 | Dec 2012 | Past support |
| 1818-RS1 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Aug 2009 | Jan 2017 | Past support |
| 1818-RS2 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Oct 2010 | Jan 2017 | Past support |
| 1818-RS3 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | Sep 2011 | Jan 2017 | Past support |
| 2867-E22 | IBM System Storage (enterprise hardware) | May 2014 | Jul 2018 | Past support |
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3380-AD4 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-01R / 3174-51R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-11R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1746-A2S · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-81R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗5394-01B · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3174-91R · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗9392-B13 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7131-105 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7133-010 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3995-C66 / 3995-C64 / 3995-C62 / 3995-C68 / 3995-C60 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗9392-B33 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3995-C40 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7133-020 / 7133-600 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3995-C48 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7133-D40 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2104-DL1 / 2104-TL1 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2104-DU3 / 2104-TU3 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3542-2RX · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3542-2RU / 3560-1RU · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1742-1RU · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3552-1RU · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗7204-573 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2104-DS4 / 2104-TS4 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗3996-080 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1818-RS1 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1818-RS2 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗1818-RS3 · verified Aug 2026
IBM end-of-sale bulletin ↗2867-E22 · verified Aug 2026
Options from here
The IBM System Storage is past IBM end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Third-party maintenance
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Pre-stock spares
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
Plan replacement
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Run to failure
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 — questions
Is the IBM System Storage end of life?
Yes. Every tracked System Storage SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the System Storage?
Last dates of support across System Storage SKU groups range from Dec 2004 to Dec 2019.
Where do these System Storage 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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