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Storage system · 9846-AE2 / 9848-AE2

9848-AE2

IBM FlashSystem V9000 Storage Enclosure — IBM FlashSystem V9000 Storage Enclosure (storage system)

EOSL — PAST
43 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableApr 2015
End of saleNot published
End of serviceDec 2022IBM bulletin ↗

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.

9848-AE2 — questions

Is the IBM 9848-AE2 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 9848-AE2 was Dec 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 9848-AE2?

Dec 2022 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 9848-AE2 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 9848-AE2 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.