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8278-2C3
IBM Cloud Pak System — IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)
EOSL — PAST
58 mo
past end of service life
Lifecycle position
now
availableend of saleservice
Options 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.
Other SKUs in Cloud Pak System
8278-2J3IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-2L3IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-2F3IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-2B3IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-14YIBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-2G3IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-16YIBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-2A3IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›
8278-2C3 — questions
Is the IBM 8278-2C3 still supported?
No. IBM's last date of support for 8278-2C3 was Sep 2021 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 8278-2C3?
Sep 2021 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the 8278-2C3 be maintained after IBM support ends?
After the last date of support, 8278-2C3 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.