1746-E2A

IBM System Storage EXP3512 Expansion Unit — IBM System Storage EXP3512 Expansion Unit (enterprise hardware)

EOSL — PAST

90 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableJun 1986

End of saleNot published

End of serviceJan 2019IBM 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.

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1746-E2A — questions

Is the IBM 1746-E2A still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 1746-E2A was Jan 2019 (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-E2A?

Jan 2019 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 1746-E2A be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 1746-E2A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.