3958-AP1

IBM System Storage TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance — IBM System Storage TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance (tape storage)

EOSL — PAST

92 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableMar 2009

End of saleNot published

End of serviceNov 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.

3958-AP1 — questions

Is the IBM 3958-AP1 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 3958-AP1 was Nov 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 3958-AP1?

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

Can the 3958-AP1 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 3958-AP1 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.