2054-E04
IBM Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage Director — IBM Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage Director (san / network switch)
Lifecycle position
Options 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.
2054-E04 — questions
Is the IBM 2054-E04 still supported?
No. IBM's last date of support for 2054-E04 was Apr 2022 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 2054-E04?
Apr 2022 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the 2054-E04 be maintained after IBM support ends?
After the last date of support, 2054-E04 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.