IBM Power 595 (9119-FHA)
You have a Power 595 9119-FHA. Here's what that means in 2026: IBM's flagship enterprise Power6 system, out of standard IBM support since March 2019.
The Power 595 (9119-FHA) was IBM's enterprise-class flagship of the Power6 generation, a frame-based system scaling to 32 cores, built for the largest consolidated commercial and IBM i workloads of its era.
Power 595 at a glance
Where it stands in 2026
Power 595 lifecycle status
| Milestone | Date | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| End of standard IBM support | March 31, 2019 | IBM no longer provides hardware maintenance, machine code updates, or security patches. |
| IBM i ceiling | Approximately IBM i 7.1 | Several releases behind current IBM i, with no OS upgrade path on this hardware. |
Dates per IBM Power6 end-of-service announcement letter 917-163.
See our maintenance page for third-party support options and our migration comparison for what a modern replacement actually looks like.
Sources
- IBM Inks In End Of Support For Power6 And Power7 Iron ... IT Jungle
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