IBM Latin America Withdrawal Announcement LP21-0156, dated April 27, 2021 Software withdrawal: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server product registration card Table of contents 1 Withdrawn programs 2 Latin America distribution 1 Replacement information Withdrawn programs Effective July 27, 2021, IBM(R) will withdraw from marketing the following features licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement: Program number Feature name Supply feature number 5639-RLE Product registration card 8000 5639-RH8 Product registration card 8000 5639-RHS Product registration card 8000 5639-12S Product registration card 8000 5639-15S Product registration card 8000 5639-SAP Product registration card 8000 Replacement information Today, when a Linux(R) operating system is ordered from IBM, a product registration card with an activation code printed on it is shipped with every order. The use of product registration cards is being phased out, and subscription activation codes for Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server products are now downloadable from the Entitled Systems Support (ESS) website. Activation codes for any new orders will automatically be published on ESS as part of the shipping process, and additionally, all historic orders that shipped on or after January 1, 2020, have been published retroactively. The list of products supported on ESS includes: • 5639-RLE -Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power(R) little endian • 5639-RH8 -Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for Power • 5639-RHS -Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for Power LE • 5639-12S - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 for POWER(R) • 5639-15S - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 for IBM Power Systems • 5639-SAP - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications for Power Order processing Orders received on or after the effective date of withdrawal will not be filled. Reference information IBM Latin America Withdrawal Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1 LP21-0156 For more information about the new ESS website registration process for Red Hat and SUSE activation keys for IBM Power Systems, see Software Announcement LP20-0431, dated July 21, 2020. Technical support See the IBM Support website for product support information. Technical support continues to be available. The end of support for these programs will be announced a minimum of 12 months before the termination. Latin America distribution All Latin American countries. Trademarks IBM, Power and POWER are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. The registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a sublicense from the Linux Foundation, the exclusive licensee of Linus Torvalds, owner of the mark on a world- wide basis. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Terms of use IBM products and services which are announced and available in your country can be ordered under the applicable standard agreements, terms, conditions, and prices in effect at the time. IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this announcement at any time without notice. This announcement is provided for your information only.Reference to other products in this announcement does not necessarily imply those products are announced, or intend to be announced, in your country.Additional terms of use are located at Terms of use For the most current information regarding IBM products, consult your IBM representative or reseller, or go to the IBM worldwide contacts page IBM Directory of worldwide contacts IBM Latin America Withdrawal Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2 LP21-0156.