IBM DS8886 (2834-985) end of service life: June 30, 2024.
IBM DS8886 (2834-985) reached end of service life on June 30, 2024. IBM no longer sells support contracts for it. Third-party maintenance covers it for 3 to 5+ years past that date.
- 2024-06-30
- IBM EOSL date
- Past EOSL · 27 mo ago
- Status today
- 3 to 5+ yrs
- Post-EOSL coverage with us
- 40 to 70%
- Below the IBM contract
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What changes at EOSL
The DS8886 (2834-985) keeps working. IBM just stops answering.
End of service life is the date IBM stops selling support contracts for the DS8886 (2834-985). It is a commercial decision, not a technical one. The storage still runs, its failure modes are well documented, and spares are available on the secondary market.
We keep DS8886 (2834-985) spares in stock and support the platform for 3 to 5+ years past June 30, 2024 with in-house L3+ engineers 24/7/365, a 4-hour on-site SLA, and month-to-month terms. Most customers use that window to refresh on their own schedule instead of IBM's.
MTM 2834-985; withdrawn from marketing 2020-01-07; EOS letter 78083
Source: IBM's own lifecycle record. View source Dates can change. Confirm for your serial numbers before you plan around it.
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