By the strange logic of sales it might be cheaper or the same cost to buy a new 8884 box, which would include maintenance. I've seen this happen here with our 3 year old 8870 and now we have an 8884, bigger, faster, with maint. Same deal with a z10 to z13s processor upgrade. I suggest contacting Mainline and/or Sirius to ask for a informal proposal on an upgrade. They know how to work the system. Then issue a RFP or whatever you call it based on their proposal. Magic to me but it works.
Ken Smith State of Maryland On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Longnecker, Dennis < [email protected]> wrote: > Morning - > > When I purchase my DS8870 several years ago, I purchased it with 3 years > of warranty/maintenance. I am coming up to the time to renew. IBM's one > year maintenance is about the same price as my original purchase price and > three years of warranty. Crazy. > > Anyone using a third party provider for support on the IBM DS8870? If > so, mind PM'ing me who it is so I can give them a call. > > Thanks, > > Dennis Longnecker > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
