Kurt, Hope you were able to find someone to maintain your 3590-B11's and A50 controller. If you did, would you mind sharing who you made arrangements with for continued HW support?
Earlier this year I upgraded my 3590-B11's and A50 controllers to 3590-E11's and A60 controllers as I was aware that IBM would no longer maintain B11's and A50's as of July 1, 2014. I did so with thinking that the 'newer' models would continue to be maintained for at least a few more years as there are more E11/E1A and H11/H1A drives still in use, as opposed to B11 drives. Unfortunately, IBM Withdrawal Announcement 914-145, dated July 15, 2014, will require me to revisit the issue of HW maintenance support for my 3590-E11 drives and A60 controllers. 914-145 states: IBM will withdraw from its lease, rental, and maintenance agreements the machine types and models listed below, effective January 31, 2015. (Only 6 months 2 weeks notice!) 3590-E11 3590-E1A 3590-H11 3590-H1A Also, effective January 31, 2016: 3590-A60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
