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| hopsala |
 Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: WMQ 6 end of support (a question) |
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Howdy,
It seems V7 has come out a few weeks back (anyone try it out yet?), so naturally the question of v6 lifecycle comes up; any info on the EOS date for v6?
(Found this on the IBM website - http://tinyurl.com/5f4a6a but no EOS date is specified.)
Specifically, i'm talking about z/OS, iSeries, Solaris and Windows XP.
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| sami.stormrage |
| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Think everyone will stop using IBM MQ if they remove support and change versions at will.. 
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| kevinf2349 |
| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| sami.stormrage wrote: |
| Think everyone will stop using IBM MQ if they remove support and change versions at will.. |
I don't think so, it hasn't happened so far. This is business as usual to mainframe folks.  |
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| smdavies99 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:25 am Post subject: |
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WMQ 5.3 went EOS in Sept 2007.
WMQ 5.3 was released in Nov 2002 Approx 5 years
WMQ 6.0 was released in Jun-2005
Therefore using some simple guestimates, I'd say Summer 2010 for 6.0 EOS.
You certainly don't have to rush your upgrades...
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| AkankshA |
| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:41 am Post subject: |
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some more relation...
v5.3 release 2002
v6 released 2005
v7 released 2008
every 3 yr a new vesrion is launched and previous version is supported for 2 years after annoucing d newer one...
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| dove-young |
| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:13 am Post subject: IBM Software Support Lifecycle |
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| hopsala |
| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:33 am Post subject: |
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Great, thanks for all the replies! 
I have talked to my IBM contact about this, but he wasn't able to give me a precise answer. If I find anything out, i'll post it here. |
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| gbaddeley |
| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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IBM announces EOS dates for products in April & September. Support will extend for at least 1 year beyond the EOS announcement date. Imagine if IBM announces the EOS for MQ V6.0 in September 2008, then the EOS date will be no sooner than September 2009.
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| jsware |
| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| gbaddeley wrote: |
| IBM announces EOS dates for products in April & September. Support will extend for at least 1 year beyond the EOS announcement date. Imagine if IBM announces the EOS for MQ V6.0 in September 2008, then the EOS date will be no sooner than September 2009. |
WebSphere MQ V6.0 is on an enhanced policy. This means it will be supported for a minimum of 5 years after its becomes available and you will have 12 months notice of EOS. You can purchase an extra 3 years support for it if necessary. This is known as a "5+3" policy which is different to the standard "3+2" policy.
See http://www-306.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/lc-policy.html for details on the standard/enhanced policies.
The lifecycle for products is available at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/websphere/support/lifecycle/
The FAQ can be found at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/faq.html
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| hopsala |
| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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This is the reply I got from ibm -
"MQ version 6 will be supported for sure till 2010 and probably till 2013"
Thanks for the extra info!
Hop. |
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