Re: "Pretty" announcement for End Of Support for Power 9.

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

IBM iNext will not run on a Power 9.  I know that I advocate going to new
releases quickly and some of you are slower.  But you may change your mind
on slow adoption.  If IBM sticks to their usual pattern we'll all find out
in 2-3 months.

On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM Greg Wilburn <
gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Gordon... my IBM BP went back to IBM and asked again (he was getting
> conflicting messages).  He came back late yesterday to confirm that the 41G
> is NOT included in the withdrawal of support.
>
> We are going to upgrade to the Power11 hopefully in 2026 (if it is
> available) - just not in January.
>
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> Subject: RE: "Pretty" announcement for End Of Support for Power 9.
>
> Thanks Rob this is helpful.
> We have a S914 9009-41G and a S924 9009-42G.  When I go to the link it has
> S914 9009-41A and S924 9009-42A with EOSS 01-31-2026.  When I click on the
> IBM Product Lifecycle page and search for 9009, I see the 41A and 42A with
> the January 2026 date, however the 41G and 42G do not have an EOSS date.
> Is it reasonable to conclude that IBM doesn't have an EOSS date for them
> and it potentially may be later the January 2026?  The 41G and 42G were GA
> over 2 years after the 41A & 42A.
>
> I hope this makes sense.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gordon Searles
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Berendt
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 6:11 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: "Pretty" announcement for End Of Support for Power 9.
>
> Although it was out there, if you knew where to look, IBM just published
> the traditional EOS for Power 9 products.
>
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