1818-80E

IBM System Storage DCS3700 Expansion Unit — IBM System Storage DCS3700 Expansion Unit (enterprise hardware)

EOSL — PAST

43 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableMay 2011

End of saleNot published

End of serviceDec 2022IBM 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.

1818-80E — questions

Is the IBM 1818-80E still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 1818-80E was Dec 2022 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 1818-80E?

Dec 2022 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 1818-80E be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 1818-80E units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.