End of normal support for VIOS 3.1.4 is 2026-04-30
IBM Software Support Services - Service Extension for IBM PowerVM VIOS 3.1.4
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/powervm-314-service-extension
The IBM PowerVM 3.1.4 VIOS full support period, including coverage for new defect fixes, will start on 1 May 2026, and will be available for 2 years, until 30 April 2028.
I guess the following is no longer an "estimate".
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715887?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=vios%20lifecycle
Took some serious twisting of my decoder ring to find the right search at
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/lifecycle/search?q=PowerVM
So, what are the odds that Power 11 will require PowerVM 4? 100%? Might as well get used to it now?
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Robert Berendt IBMChampion
Business Systems Analyst, Lead
Dekko
Fort Wayne
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