IBM's Lifecycle Policy Information

IBM's support lifecycle policy specifies how long support will be available for IBM products, from when the product is available for purchase to when it is no longer supported (End of Service).

Support Lifecycle Policies

Each product, at the version/release level, has an established support period.
This is specified by its lifecycle policy.

You can use the IBM Product Lifecycle website to search and track how long your version of a particular IBM product will be supported, allowing you to effectively plan your investment and avoid any gaps in support.

Important Note:

General Availability (GA) and End of Support (EOS) dates are U.S. only and are linked to their U.S. announcement letters (if available).

Product Lifecycle

The following section shows the lifecycle policy information for some of the products the Dallas ISV Center offers.

For the latest information, please visit the IBM Product Lifecycle website.

z/OS

Version General Availability (GA) End of Support (EOS) 3.1 2023-09-29 2.5 2021-09-30 2.4 2019-09-30 2024-09-30

z/VM

Version General Availability (GA) End of Support (EOS) 7.3 2022-09-16 7.2 2020-09-18 2025-12-31 7.1 2018-09-21 2023-03-31

Db2 for z/OS

Version General Availability (GA) End of Support (EOS) 13.1 2022-05-31 12.1 2016-10-21 2025-12-31 11.1 2013-10-25 2021-03-31

CICS for z/OS

Version General Availability (GA) End of Support (EOS) 6.1 2022-06-17 5.6 2020-06-12 5.5 2018-12-14

IMS for z/OS

Version General Availability (GA) End of Support (EOS) 15.4 2023-06-16 14.1 2015-10-30 2020-11-30 13.1 2013-10-25 2018-11-06

WAS for z/OS

Version General Availability (GA) End of Support (EOS) 9.0 2016-06-24 8.5 2012-07-13 8.0 2011-07-22 2018-04-30