1812-81S

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

EOSL — PAST

151 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableJun 1986

End of saleNot published

End of serviceDec 2013IBM 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)›1812-81AIBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit (storage system)›1812-81AIBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit (storage system)›

1812-81S — questions

Is the IBM 1812-81S still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 1812-81S was Dec 2013 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

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

Dec 2013 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

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

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