IBM i V7R3 End of Life Support: IBM has recently announced that IBM i V7R3 will end support on 30 September 2023.
If you are running IBM i V7R3 after this date under your existing IBM Support and Subscriptions and you encounter an OS issue you would not be entitled to support under the IBM Software Maintenance Agreement as you are in effect running a version that is no longer supported.
Here are some options available if you continue to run V7R3 after 30 September 2023;
Upgrade to V7R4 or V7R5 to ensure continuity of support/subscriptions and reduction of potential security risks.
Remain at the current version but no longer be entitled to support (providing you continue to renew your annual subscriptions you will still have the option to upgrade to V7R4 or V7R5 when you are ready to do so –but no support will be provided at V7R3.
Purchase an IBM Service Extension to provide extended support whilst you remain on V7R3 until you can upgrade to the latest version. This offering will be announced prior to the standard end-of-service date.
If you are running your applications on a Power 7 or older model you won't be able to upgrade to IBM i V7R4 or V7R5 as the Power 7 was the last model IBM i V7R3 was supported on. If your Power system can migrate to V7R4 or V7R5 and you need assistance upgrading to the latest version or you would like pricing for the latest Power 9 and Power 10 models that support V7R4 and V7R5 please do not hesitate to contact us.
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