9406-890

IBM System i 890 Server — IBM System i 890 Server (enterprise server)

EOSL — PAST

69 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableMay 2002

End of saleNot published

End of serviceOct 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.

9406-890 — questions

Is the IBM 9406-890 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 9406-890 was Oct 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 9406-890?

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

Can the 9406-890 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 9406-890 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.