The question shouldn't be how reliable the box might be out of support but more how critical is the data and access to it in the event that something **does** go wrong. You mention your apps are critical, how comfortable is you management in risking the loss of the data ?
Jerry Whitteridge Delivery Manager / Mainframe Architect GTS - Safeway Account 602 527 4871 Mobile [email protected] IBM Services IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 06/25/2020 12:57:11 PM: > From: Nightwatch RenBand <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 06/25/2020 12:59 PM > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Hitachi RAID box going out of support > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > We have a 10 year old Hitachi RAID box which Hitachi tells us is going out > of support. Only two applications are left of the old z9 machine but they > are critical. Latest estimate from programmers is that they will migrate > off in 12 to 18 months. > So, based on you folks experience, is it reasonable to pay extra for an > extended contract and keep the old box? I know there are other options, > but this appears to be the lowest cost, and easiest. The question is about > how older RAID boxes hold up in general. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
