What I have been predicting for a while happened on Tuesday September 16, 2025. IBM announced that the end of standard support for IBM i 7.4 will occur on September 30, 2026.
After that date support for this release will only be offered as a Service Extension. In the past the Service Extension is offered at twice the cost of standard support.
If you have Power9, Power10, or Power11 you can upgrade your IBM i release to the two remaining supported releases: 7.5 and 7.6 .
If you have a Power8, 7.4 is the last release that can be run on that server. You will need to upgrade to a later Power server, Power11, to be able to upgrade to one of the newer releases.
IBM's announcement for the Withdrawal from marketing and change in service level: IBM i 7.4.
IBM's document of the IBM Power systems and the IBM i releases they can run.
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