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IBM dates to know
IBM's own support, service and withdrawal dates, with IBM's wording, a link to its page and the day we read it. IBM's terms govern; if a date matters to you, check IBM's page and ask our IBM engineers.
IBM software
| Product | What IBM's page says | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager bulletin CVE-2025-68161, CVE-2026-1726 | Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (first published April 7, 2026) | April 7, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1.x | Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support (End of support) | April 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM i 7.2 | Program Support Extension Available: IBM i 7.2 extended Service Extension starts on May 1, 2024 and goes through April 30, 2026 | April 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Db2 LUW 11.1 | End of Support (Extended): 30 April 2026 | April 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.10-LTS | Transition to Extended Support: 04/30/2026-Extended Support Available (Fix Availability Completion 04/30/2026) | April 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.11-LTS | Transition to Extended Support: 04/30/2026-Extended Support Available (Fix Availability Completion 04/30/2026) | April 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Storage Defender 2.0.0 | Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support (End of support) | June 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM i 7.4 | Change in Service Level (standard support ends; Service Extension Oct 1 2026 to Sep 30 2029) | September 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM z/OS 2.5 | Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support | September 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM TechXchange 2026 Atlanta, GA | IBM TechXchange 2026 26-29 October Atlanta, GA | October 26, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Bob 20% off first annual subscription | Get 20% off your first annual subscription on all Bob plans sold via ibm.com. Ends October 31st, 2026 | October 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM MaaS360 30% off all editions | Save 30% on all MaaS360 editions and add-ons for purchases made on ibm.com. Ends October 31, 2026 | October 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM AIX 7.3 TL2 | End of Fix Support (EoFS) | November 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM AIX 7.2 TL5 | Next SP: target availability date for the next Service Pack (EoFS: To be determined) | December 4, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Storage Virtualize 8.6.0 | Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support (End of support) | December 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Bob Premium Java Modernization and IBM i packages | First month free on IBM Bob Premium packages for Java Modernization and IBMi. Offer available until Dec 31st, 2026 | December 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Cognos Analytics 20% off first Standard/Premium annual | Get 20% off your first Standard or Premium annual subscription. Ends December 31, 2026 | December 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Db2 LUW 11.5 (all editions except Base) | End of Support (Base): 30 April 2027 | April 30, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.x | Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support (Sustained Support) | September 30, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM AIX 7.3 TL3 | End of Fix Support (EoFS) | December 31, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM i 7.3 | Program Support Extension: IBM i 7.3 Service Extension goes through September 30, 2028 | September 30, 2028 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM AIX 7.3 TL4 | End of Fix Support (EoFS) | December 31, 2028 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Storage Virtualize 8.6.0 | Completion of Extended, Sustained, Extension availability | December 31, 2028 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM i 7.4 Service Extension | IBM i 7.4 Service Extension Offering will start on October 1, 2026 and will end on September 30, 2029 | September 30, 2029 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1.x | Completion of Extended, Sustained, Extension availability | April 30, 2030 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Storage Defender 2.0.0 | Completion of Extended, Sustained, Extension availability | June 30, 2030 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
IBM hardware
| Product | What IBM's page says | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Power9 9009-22A/41A/42A, 9223-22H/42H, 9008-22L | End of Standard Service for select models of IBM Power9 systems with an effective date of January 31, 2026 | January 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM FlashSystem 5030 LFF Control Enclosure 2072-3H2 | Transition to End of Support Services (End of support) | December 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM z16 3931 A01 CIU CoD records | Effective December 31, 2026, IBM will withdraw from marketing select field installed features (last order day Dec 30, 2026) | December 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM FlashSystem 9200 4666-AG8 | Transition to End of Support Services (End of support) | December 31, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM FlashSystem 7000 HD LFF Expansion Enclosure 2076-92G | Transition to End of Support Services (End of support) | December 31, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
IBM cloud
| Product | What IBM's page says | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Power Virtual Server USD 2,500 credit (PowerVS2500) | Get USD 2,500 in credits... free for up to 90 days. Ends December 31, 2026 | December 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| IBM Cloud Object Storage One-Rate plan | Get up to 75% off our One-Rate plan. Lock in your rate by December 31, 2026 | December 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
Red Hat, sold by IBM
| Product | What IBM's page says | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 | Maintenance support 2 | June 30, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4.4 | Extended life phase | August 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | Full support (end date) | October 1, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 | Maintenance Support 1 (end date) | October 2, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | Extended update support Term 2 (end date) | October 31, 2026 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | Extended update support Term 3 (end date) | January 17, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | Maintenance support (end date) | April 21, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Full Support (end date) | May 31, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | Full support (end date) | June 2, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | Extended update support Term 2 (end date) | June 27, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 | Extended update support (Term 1) (end date) | June 30, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 | Maintenance support 2 (end date) | October 2, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | Extended update support Term 3 (end date) | October 31, 2027 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | Extended update support Term 2 (end date) | February 25, 2028 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 | Extended update support Term 2 (end date) | June 30, 2028 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | Extended update support Term 2 (end date) | October 21, 2028 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Maintenance Support (end date) | May 31, 2029 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ELS Add-On | you can continue to use RHEL 7.9 until May 31, 2029 (ELS Add-On) | May 31, 2029 | IBM's page read October 25, 2026 |
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