9672-RX6

IBM System/390 Parallel Enterprise Server — IBM System/390 Parallel Enterprise Server (enterprise server)

EOSL — PAST

187 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableSep 1998

End of saleNot published

End of serviceDec 2010IBM 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.

9672-RX6 — questions

Is the IBM 9672-RX6 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 9672-RX6 was Dec 2010 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 9672-RX6?

Dec 2010 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 9672-RX6 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 9672-RX6 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.