9409-M50

IBM System i 520 Server — IBM System i 520 Server (enterprise server)

EOSL — PAST

88 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableOct 2004

End of saleNot published

End of serviceMar 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.

Other SKUs in System i 520 Server

9406-520IBM System i 520 Server (enterprise server)›9405-520IBM System i 520 Server (enterprise server)›9408-M25IBM System i 520 Server (enterprise server)›9407-M15IBM System i 520 Server (enterprise server)›

9409-M50 — questions

Is the IBM 9409-M50 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 9409-M50 was Mar 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 9409-M50?

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

Can the 9409-M50 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 9409-M50 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.