9032-003
IBM Enterprise System Connection ESCON Director — IBM Enterprise System Connection ESCON Director (enterprise hardware)
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.
Other SKUs in Enterprise System Connection ESCON Director
9032-003 — questions
Is the IBM 9032-003 still supported?
No. IBM's last date of support for 9032-003 was Mar 2014 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 9032-003?
Mar 2014 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the 9032-003 be maintained after IBM support ends?
After the last date of support, 9032-003 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.