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9131-52A

IBM Power System 520 Server — IBM Power System 520 Server (enterprise server)

EOSL — PAST
102 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableAug 2004
End of saleNot published
End of serviceJan 2018IBM 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.

9131-52A — questions

Is the IBM 9131-52A still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 9131-52A was Jan 2018 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 9131-52A?

Jan 2018 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 9131-52A be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 9131-52A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.