7031-T24

IBM Power System Expandable Disk System — IBM Power System Expandable Disk System (enterprise server)

EOSL — PAST

78 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableDec 2002

End of saleNot published

End of serviceJan 2020IBM 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.

Other SKUs in Power System Expandable Disk System

7311-D10IBM Power System Expandable Disk System (enterprise server)›7311-D20IBM Power System Expandable Disk System (enterprise server)›7311-D11IBM Power System Expandable Disk System (enterprise server)›7031-D24IBM Power System Expandable Disk System (enterprise server)›

7031-T24 — questions

Is the IBM 7031-T24 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 7031-T24 was Jan 2020 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 7031-T24?

Jan 2020 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 7031-T24 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 7031-T24 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.