IBM Power 760 (9109-RMD)
You have a Power 760. Here's what that means in 2026: a 4-socket enterprise Power7 box introduced in 2011, out of IBM hardware support since 2019, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.
The Power 760 (9109-RMD), introduced in 2011 as part of a later Power7 wave, filled the gap between the 4-socket 750 Express and the multi-node modular 770: up to 32 cores and up to 1 TB of DDR3 memory in a single enclosure, without the 770's multi-node modular expandability.
760 at a glance
Where it stands in 2026
760 lifecycle status
| Milestone | Date | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| End of standard IBM support | September 30, 2019 | IBM no longer provides hardware maintenance, machine code updates, or security patches. |
| IBM i ceiling | IBM i 7.3 only | IBM i 7.4 dropped Power7 support entirely -- there is no OS upgrade path on this hardware. |
| IBM i 7.3 standard support ended | September 30, 2023 | Paid Service Extension available through September 30, 2028; no IBM support path after that. |
Dates per IBM's Power7 end-of-service documentation. Used pricing per published reseller data as of 2026.
See our hardware value page for current used-market pricing context and our migration comparison for what a modern Power8/Power9/Power10/Power11 replacement looks like.
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