Tic-Toc: WebSphere MQ v7.5 End of Service Date

April 6, 2018 Roger Lacroix

The end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.5 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is April 30, 2018. The official announcement can be found here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg3t453863g97713d77

    Summary for MQ End of Service Dates:

  • WebSphere MQ v7.5 is April 30, 2018.
  • WebSphere MQ v7.1 was April 30, 2017.
  • WebSphere MQ v7.0.1 was September 30, 2015.
  • WebSphere MQ v7.0.0 was April 30, 2015.
  • WebSphere MQ v6.0 was September 30, 2012.
  • WebSphere MQ v5.3 was September 28, 2007.

Note: IBM v8.0 and v9.0 do not yet have an end of service dates.

So, in less than 30 days, if you want support from IBM for MQ then you better be on one of the following releases of IBM MQ:

  • IBM MQ v8.0
  • IBM MQ v9.0 LTS
  • IBM MQ v9.0 CD

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

This entry was posted in IBM i (OS/400), IBM MQ, Linux, Unix, Windows.

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