8492-DW2

IBM Power7 Server — IBM Power7 Server (enterprise server)

EOSL — PAST

118 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableNov 2010

End of saleNot published

End of serviceSep 2016IBM 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.

8492-DW2 — questions

Is the IBM 8492-DW2 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 8492-DW2 was Sep 2016 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 8492-DW2?

Sep 2016 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 8492-DW2 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 8492-DW2 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.