Realize the full value of your IBM products and plan for product upgrades. Find detailed information about the available IBM support lifecycle policies.

*New* Extended/Sustained Support ends: This new column provides the last date support will be available for the listed Product name and Version.

SoftLayer customers: view the IBM Clouds Docs topic on Getting Support for details

Use the search form to find the lifecycle details you need. To stay up to date, subscribe to the lifecycle news feed, or download lifecycle data in XML format to import into your spreadsheet program or custom data processing application.


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Lifecycle feeds and data

Your product list stores up to 100 products you have selected from search results, or whose IDs are listed in the page’s URL. You can bookmark this page’s URL to access this product list at any time. Use “Manage my products” to remove products from your list. The other links below let you view details, subscribe to news feeds, and download lifecycle data for your products.

Lifecycle policy information

IBM’s support lifecycle policy specifies how long support will be available for IBM products, from when the product is available for purchase to when it is no longer supported. You can use this site to track how long your version of a particular IBM product will be supported, allowing you to effectively plan your investment and avoid any gaps in support.

Eligible Services

IBM’s product lifecycle site now includes the available Eligible Services information for specified IBM Systems (Power, Storage and Z) and Multivendor offerings. The Eligible Service column in the table above will display the eligible service if available.

Software (Passport Advantage) Support Offerings

IBM Software (Passport Advantage) Support has two new offerings to help provide additional services and extend the life of your software investment.