3958-DD6

IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway — IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway (tape storage)

EOSL — PAST

68 mo

past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now

availableend of saleservice

AvailableAug 2008

End of saleNot published

End of serviceNov 2020IBM 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 TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway

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3958-DD6 — questions

Is the IBM 3958-DD6 still supported?

No. IBM's last date of support for 3958-DD6 was Nov 2020 (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-DD6?

Nov 2020 — per the IBM end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the 3958-DD6 be maintained after IBM support ends?

After the last date of support, 3958-DD6 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. IBM no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.