It probably isn't, but if not, I would ask IBM to update their documentation. I've seen other instances where all but 1 version/model of something was obsoleted, but the last one was kept around due to 1 or a small number of customers wanting it. Why would IBM document that 9 of the 10 are unsupported but not the tenth one?
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Radoslaw Skorupka Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2025 2:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: WORM backup tapes block ransomeware attacks? It was GA'd in 1997. I would not expect it is still marketed or supported. Of course "I'm pretty sure" is not the same as "here you have the document", but sometimes we should really rely on common sense. Can you provide EOS document for IBM MSS? So, lack of such document could mean it is still supported? BTW: A mentioned MSS because few years ago I deleted OPERCMDS profiles covering MSS-related commands. And I had to convince folks that: 1. The profile is related to such command (no longer documented in current manuals) 2. The device is really waaaay obsoleted and actually it was never installed in this shop. Same for TCAM command profiles... -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland W dniu 10.04.2025 o 16:11, Pommier, Rex pisze: > Hi Timothy, > > Is it possible that the 3995-C46 hit EOS in Asia/Pacific but it is still > available elsewhere? The reason I'm asking is that I got my information from > the IBM lifecycle website. If I do a search on 3995 I get 10 hits. 9 of > them show the W/D date of 12/31/2012. The C46 model doesn't show withdrawn. > If I drill down into it, this is what I see specific to the C46: > > Lifecycle dates, announcement letters and other information > GA 03-Sep-1996 > EOM > EOD > EOS > Last updated: 13-Dec-2023 > > To compare, here's the C44: > > Lifecycle dates, announcement letters and other information > GA 28-Feb-1997 > EOM 15-Jul-2004 > EOD > EOS 31-Dec-2012 > Last updated: 13-Dec-2023 > > It looks like the withdrawal announcement you posted is dated from 2011, and > it specifies Asia/Pacific. > > Rex > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List<[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Timothy Sipples > Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:21 PM > To:[email protected] > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: WORM backup tapes block ransomeware attacks? > > Rex Pommier wrote: >> It looks like 1 model of the IBM 3995 optical library is still available - >> the 3995-C46... > IBM withdrew all the IBM 3995 optical libraries from marketing many years ago > including the C46 model. IBM service ended December 31, 2012: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUSWG11-0064__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!pVFbdbeHWsCFPun_1oGGdj58b3yyOiMze1VTP2FMINxh78CFu-rb94263TdMwbwK1pcqRUGeEmMQOYQicsE$ > > > There's a recent z/OS Statement of Direction concerning IBM 3995 optical > library support: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/statement-direction-plans-that-zos-31-will-be-last-release-that-dfsmsdfp-object-access-method-supports-3995-optical-libraries-drives-unstructured-object-data__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!pVFbdbeHWsCFPun_1oGGdj58b3yyOiMze1VTP2FMINxh78CFu-rb94263TdMwbwK1pcqRUGeEmMQnKl72r0$ > > > ————— > Timothy Sipples > Senior Architect > Digital Assets, Industry Solutions, and Cybersecurity IBM Z/LinuxONE, > [email protected] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
