Storage system · 1746-A4D / 1746-A4S
1746-A4S
IBM System Storage DS3524 — IBM System Storage DS3524 (storage system)
EOSL — PAST
73 mo
past end of service life
Lifecycle position
now
availableend of saleservice
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 Storage DS3524
1746-A4S — questions
Is the IBM 1746-A4S still supported?
No. IBM's last date of support for 1746-A4S was Jun 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 1746-A4S?
Jun 2020 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the 1746-A4S be maintained after IBM support ends?
After the last date of support, 1746-A4S units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.