7042-CR5

IBM Power System Hardware Management Console Physical Appliance — IBM Power System Hardware Management Console Physical Appliance (enterprise server)

EOSL — PAST

43 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableOct 2009

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.

Other SKUs in Power System Hardware Management Console Physical Appliance

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7042-CR5 — questions

Is the IBM 7042-CR5 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 7042-CR5 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 7042-CR5?

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

Can the 7042-CR5 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 7042-CR5 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.