1812-81A

IBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit — IBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit (storage system)

EOSL — PAST

102 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableJun 1986

End of saleNot published

End of serviceJan 2018IBM 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 Storage DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit

1812-81HIBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit (storage system)›1812-81SIBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit (storage system)›

1812-81A — questions

Is the IBM 1812-81A still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 1812-81A was Jan 2018 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 1812-81A?

Jan 2018 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 1812-81A be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 1812-81A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.