Converged system · 8278-3S2 / 8278-3F2 / 8278-3C2 / 8278-3L2
8278-3S2
IBM Cloud Pak System — IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)
EOSL — PAST
82 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
8278-3F2IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-3C2IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8278-3L2IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8283-3L2IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8283-3F2IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8283-3S2IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8283-3C2IBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›8283-12XIBM Cloud Pak System (converged system)›
8278-3S2 — questions
Is the IBM 8278-3S2 still supported?
No. IBM's last date of support for 8278-3S2 was Sep 2019 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 8278-3S2?
Sep 2019 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the 8278-3S2 be maintained after IBM support ends?
After the last date of support, 8278-3S2 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.