Enterprise hardware · 2857-A22 / 2857-A12
2857-A12
IBM System Storage N3220 — IBM System Storage N3220 (enterprise hardware)
EOSL — PAST
96 mo
past end of service life
Lifecycle position
now
availableend of saleservice
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 N3220
2857-A12 — questions
Is the IBM 2857-A12 still supported?
No. IBM's last date of support for 2857-A12 was Jul 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 2857-A12?
Jul 2018 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the 2857-A12 be maintained after IBM support ends?
After the last date of support, 2857-A12 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.