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8279-A01

IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems — IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)

EOSL — PAST

70 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableAug 2012

End of saleNot published

End of serviceSep 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 PureData Operational Analytics Systems

8279-AD1IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)›8279-A03IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)›8279-AD3IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)›8279-AD2IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)›8279-A04IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)›8279-A02IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)›8280-A20IBM PureData Operational Analytics Systems (converged system)›

8279-A01 — questions

Is the IBM 8279-A01 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 8279-A01 was Sep 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 8279-A01?

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

Can the 8279-A01 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 8279-A01 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.