1812-8VA

IBM System Storage DS4000 EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit — IBM System Storage DS4000 EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit (storage system)

EOSL — PAST

114 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableMay 2005

End of saleNot published

End of serviceJan 2017IBM 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.

1812-8VA — questions

Is the IBM 1812-8VA still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 1812-8VA was Jan 2017 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 1812-8VA?

Jan 2017 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 1812-8VA be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 1812-8VA units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.