1750-511

IBM System Storage DS6000 — IBM System Storage DS6000 (storage system)

EOSL — PAST

130 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableOct 2004

End of saleNot published

End of serviceSep 2015IBM 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.

1750-511 — questions

Is the IBM 1750-511 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 1750-511 was Sep 2015 (per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the 1750-511?

Sep 2015 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 1750-511 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 1750-511 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.