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Re: Is IBM is extending hardware support for Power5 and Power 7 systems?

> I don't think IBM is into using refurb equipment as replacement
> parts.

Oh yes they do. It use to be VERY common to see stickers on hard drives "Serviceable used part". I don't think they use the stickers any longer. Now SSDs may very well be an exception for the very reason you state but everything else may be used/refurbed for sure.


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On 1/8/2019 3:21 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:
And read the fine print on any service extension. I don't think IBM is
into using refurb equipment as replacement parts. After all, do you want
someone else's SSD which may already be close to the maximum writes before
failure? Therefore their fine print may say something about "best effort"
as to parts availability.


Rob Berendt


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