https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/hardware-withdrawal-2q2025-select-power-systems-features?region=US
Hello following this “silent” withdrawal announced from IBM concerning quite all Power9 system. (E950 in my case even I'm paying the maintenance, licenses)
In addition to some hardware features it is not anymore possible to request new licenses on existing Power9 systems.
This note has been published by IBM on May 27th 2025 and is effective on 11th of July.
1 month and a half after first communication => this is not unacceptable for me !!
I have verified this information with my IBM contact and I will try to explain what is not anymore possible since 11 July 2025.
If your system do not have any AIX, Suse, Suse for SAP, IBM I , license installed ... you cannot anymore purchase one of them.
In my case I wanted to purchase new Suse Cluster for Power9 on existing AIX only servers => this is not anymore possible
Be careful in case of refurbished / re-used assets …
If your system already has an operating system running on it you can buy same additional licenses
You already have Suse you can buy additional Suse, already has Aix you can buy Aix , etc … but globally : only new operating system on frame are not possible ? is there any technical reason behind this ? we are not discussing on HW but on SW :(
My escalation is running since July in IBM .... any global contact to help me ?