Hardware withdrawal: IBM ESCON Director Model 005 and associated features
IBM United States
Withdrawal Announcement 904-055
April 7, 2004
 ENUS904-055.PDF (7KB)
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Effective December 31, 2004, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following machine type
and associated features. On or after that date, you can no longer order this product directly from
IBM or an IBM Authorized Distributor.
Machine Model Feature
Description type number number
ESCON(R) Director 9032 005 ALL
Replacement product information:
None
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To support the ESCON Director console application, it is recommended that each ESCON Director has a
console, other than on an HMC.
You may order console feature number 5900 on the ESCON Director Model 005 (9032-005) to obtain
a console before the withdrawal date of December 31, 2004.
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Hardware Management Console (HMC)
Beginning with the next 
zSeries® server, after the IBM zSeries 890 and 990, all new HMCs on all currently marketed zSeries
servers are intended to become closed platforms. They will support only the HMC application and not
the installation of other applications, such as the IBM ESCON Director and the IBM Sysplex Timer®
console applications.
When available, the next-generation HMC is expected to communicate only with G5 Servers and above
(Multiprise® 3000, G5/G6, z800, z900, z890, z990).
TCP/IP is intended to be the only communications protocol supported.
All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal
without notice.
Trademarks
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ESCON, zSeries, Sysplex Timer, the e-business logo, and Multiprise are registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
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Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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