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7874-120

IBM Power System Qlogic Switch — IBM Power System Qlogic Switch (san / network switch)

EOSL — PAST
79 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableNov 2008
End of saleNot published
End of serviceDec 2019IBM 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.

7874-120 — questions

Is the IBM 7874-120 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 7874-120 was Dec 2019 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 7874-120?

Dec 2019 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 7874-120 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 7874-120 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.