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Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) end of life

The Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1, T7-2 and T7-4) have no public end-of-life date from Oracle: its policy places Last Ship Date and End of Service Life records in My Oracle Support, behind a sign-in. A third-party tracker, Park Place's EOSL library, lists End of Service Life as 30 June 2024 for the T7-2 and T7-4 and 31 August 2025 for the T7-1, but those are not Oracle's dates. Oracle's public SPARC servers page, checked on 8 October 2026, does not list the T7.

Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) support dates

Every row names its basis. A third-party tracker date is not the vendor’s own, and “not published” means exactly that.
MilestoneDateBasisSource
Last Ship Date (Oracle, all T7 models)—Not published by the vendorNot public. Oracle's support policy says Last Ship Dates are 'documented within My Oracle Support (Doc ID 1450710.1)', which needs a sign-in and was not read. I found no public Oracle notice giving the T7 Last Ship Date.Oracle Hardware and Systems Support Policies (effective 07-Aug-2026)
End of Service Life (Oracle, all T7 models)—Not published by the vendorThe policy says Oracle 'will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide 12 months advance notice of End of Service Life' and that 'End of Service Life information is available on My Oracle Support'. That MOS information needs a sign-in and was not read.Oracle Hardware and Systems Support Policies (effective 07-Aug-2026)
Premier Support for Systems availability (Oracle policy)—Not published by the vendorPolicy: Premier Support for Systems 'will be available for a minimum of five years from the Last Ship Date of the hardware system'. There is no public Last Ship Date for the T7, so no date can be derived.Oracle Hardware and Systems Support Policies (effective 07-Aug-2026)
End of Service Life: SPARC T7-1 (third-party tracker)31 August 2025Third-party trackerFrom the Park Place Technologies EOSL library, which now also covers the former Service Express EOSL database, so this is one source. The page gives no source for the date, says inclusion 'does not guarantee Park Place can support that specific device', and is not Oracle's own date.Park Place Technologies EOSL library: SPARC T7-1
End of Service Life: SPARC T7-2 (third-party tracker)30 June 2024Third-party trackerFrom the Park Place Technologies EOSL library (one source, which now also covers Service Express). Not Oracle's own date.Park Place Technologies EOSL library: SPARC T7-2
End of Service Life: SPARC T7-4 (third-party tracker)30 June 2024Third-party trackerFrom the Park Place Technologies EOSL library (one source, which now also covers Service Express). Not Oracle's own date.Park Place Technologies EOSL library: SPARC T7-4

Where the Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) stands today

Oracle's Hardware and Systems Support Policies (effective 7 August 2026) say Last Ship Dates are documented in My Oracle Support Doc ID 1450710.1 and that End of Service Life information is available on My Oracle Support. Both need a sign-in, so this page carries no Oracle date for any T7 model. Oracle's five-year minimum for Premier Support for Systems runs from the Last Ship Date, so it cannot be dated either. The old T7-1 product link redirects to Oracle's public SPARC servers page, as do the T8-1 and S7-2 links, so the redirect alone does not show the T7 was withdrawn.

Park Place's library now also carries the former Service Express EOSL database, so it counts as one source, and both of its T7 dates had passed by 8 October 2026. They remain a third-party tracker's listing, not Oracle's: the T7-1 entry gives no source for its date and says inclusion 'does not guarantee Park Place can support that specific device'. Oracle ties support to each system's serial number and entitlement, so check Doc ID 1450710.1 and the End of Service Life information at support.oracle.com, or ask Oracle or your Oracle partner to quote both dates for the T7-1, T7-2 or T7-4 you run.

Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4): lifecycle on one axis
Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) lifecycle timeline202420252026202720282029Checked 8 Oct 202630 Jun 2024End of Service Life: SPARCT7-2 (third-partytracker); End of ServiceLife: SPARC T7-4(third-party tracker)31 Aug 2025End of Service Life: SPARCT7-1 (third-party tracker)Not dated by the vendorLast Ship Date (Oracle, all T7 models) — Not published by the vendor. Not public. Oracle'ssupport policy says Last Ship Dates are 'documented within My Oracle Support (Doc ID1450710.1)', which needs a sign-in and was not read. I found no public Oracle notice givingthe T7 Last Ship Date.End of Service Life (Oracle, all T7 models) — Not published by the vendor. The policy saysOracle 'will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide 12 months advance notice of Endof Service Life' and that 'End of Service Life information is available on My OracleSupport'. That MOS information needs a sign-in and was not read.Premier Support for Systems availability (Oracle policy) — Not published by the vendor.Policy: Premier Support for Systems 'will be available for a minimum of five years from theLast Ship Date of the hardware system'. There is no public Last Ship Date for the T7, so nodate can be derived.
Dated milestones are placed only where a source gives the date; milestones the vendor has not dated are listed beneath the axis rather than guessed. Blue = vendor-published, amber = third-party tracker, violet = derived from a vendor policy. Checked 8 October 2026.
Finding the date for your own unit

Oracle keeps each product's Last Ship Date in My Oracle Support Doc ID 1450710.1 (https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?id=1450710.1) and End of Service Life information on My Oracle Support. Both need a My Oracle Support sign-in at https://support.oracle.com. Oracle support is tied to each hardware system's serial number and entitlement information (Hardware and Systems Support Policies, https://www.oracle.com/contracts/docs/hardware-systems-support-policies-069182.pdf). Without a MOS account, ask Oracle or your Oracle partner to quote the Last Ship Date and End of Service Life for your T7 model.

What still works after Oracle support ends

Oracle's policy says customers with unsupported hardware systems 'are not entitled to download or receive: maintenance releases, patches, telephone assistance, or any other technical support services', and parts in a covered system 'may not be transferred to an unsupported system'. The T7 product notes (E54981-14, July 2019) say to download the latest available software release version from My Oracle Support and then update the firmware through Oracle ILOM, with I/O device firmware indexed by MOS patch 25393974, a README naming each device's latest supported patch. Oracle's Premier Support for Systems page says customers receive 'updates for all covered system software', naming Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM and integrated software such as firmware; Premier Support for Operating Systems covers Solaris and integrated-software updates and MOS access but lists no onsite hardware service or parts. Whether Oracle still sells either for a T7 depends on its Last Ship Date and End of Service Life records in MOS; confirm with Oracle.

If Premier Support for Systems lapses for more than 90 days, or was not bought with the hardware, the system must be qualified as service-ready by buying Oracle Premier Support Qualification (OPSQ) at current fees and obtaining a qualification certificate. A reinstatement fee applies whenever support lapsed or was never bought: 150% of the last annual support fee prorated back to the lapse date, or of the fee that would have applied prorated back to the delivery date, with the fee for the new 12-month period on top.

  • Oracle policy: 'Customers with unsupported hardware systems are not entitled to download or receive: maintenance releases, patches, telephone assistance, or any other technical support services for unsupported hardware systems. Parts in a covered hardware system may not be transferred to an unsupported system.' (oracle.com)
  • T7 system firmware comes from My Oracle Support. The T7 product notes (E54981-14, July 2019) say to 'download the latest available software release version from My Oracle Support' and then update the firmware through Oracle ILOM. For I/O devices they point to MOS patch 25393974 ('IO Options Firmware 1.0'). That patch contains only a README listing the latest supported firmware patch on MOS for each device. The same document says 'Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support.' (docs.oracle.com)
  • Oracle says that with Premier Support for Systems 'You'll receive updates for all covered system software—Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM (virtual machine), and integrated software such as firmware.' (oracle.com)
  • Returning to Oracle support has two parts. (1) If Premier Support for Systems lapses for more than 90 days, or was not bought with the hardware, the system must be qualified as service-ready. That means buying Oracle Premier Support Qualification (OPSQ) at current fees and getting a qualification certificate. (2) A reinstatement fee applies whenever support lapsed or was never bought. For a lapse it is 150% of the last annual support fee, prorated back to the lapse date. If support was never bought, it is 150% of the fee that would have applied, prorated back to the delivery date. The support fee for the new 12-month period is charged on top. (oracle.com)

What a maintenance contract needs to cover on the Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4)

Write a T7 contract per chassis. The 2U T7-1 has one processor, eight 2.5-inch bays, one integrated SAS3 HBA and two 1000 W AC supplies (1+1). The 3U T7-2 has two processors, six bays, two HBAs and two 2060 W supplies (N+1). The 5U T7-4, 835 mm deep, takes two or four processors, eight bays, two HBAs and four front-accessed 3000 W supplies (2+2). All use the SPARC M7, given in Oracle's 2016 white paper as 32 cores at 4.13 GHz, with DDR4-2133 DIMMs of 16, 32 or 64 GB, to 1,024 GB, 2,048 GB and 4,096 GB raw. The HBAs run RAID 0, 1, 10 and 1E, and optional factory-fitted PCIe switches allow NVMe SSDs in up to four bays (T7-1, T7-2) or eight (T7-4), so record which drive types each unit holds.

The product notes require system firmware 9.5.4.c or later for 64 GB DIMMs, and that firmware is downloaded from My Oracle Support, so settle the firmware question before fitting 64 GB DIMMs to an older-firmware T7. Each T7 is also managed through Oracle ILOM on its service processor, via the SER MGT serial and NET MGT network ports, which belong in any Oracle and Sun hardware maintenance schedule. What third-party maintenance covers sets out the general offer: diagnosis, replacement parts and engineers.

Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4): what to tell a maintenance provider
Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) hardware factsORACLE · ORACLE SPARC T-SERIES (SPARC M7PROCESSOR GENERATION)Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 /T7-2 / T7-4)No model-wide date published —check your unitFORM FACTORT7-1: 2U, 737 mm deep. T7-2: 3U, 753 mmdeep. T7-4: 5U, 835 mm deep.PROCESSORSSPARC M7 with 32 cores at 4.13 GHz and upto 256 threads per processor. The T7-1 has1 processor, the T7-2 has 2, and the T7-4has 2 or 4 (Oracle white paper, Aug 2016).MEMORYDDR4-2133 DIMMs of 16, 32 or 64 GB, with 8or 16 per processor. Raw maximum: 1,024 GB(T7-1), 2,048 GB (T7-2) and 4,096 GB(T7-4).INTERNAL STORAGE2.5-inch bays: 8 (T7-1), 6 (T7-2), 8(T7-4). One integrated SAS3 HBA (T7-1) ortwo (T7-2, T7-4), with RAID 0/1/10/1E.Optional factory-fitted PCIe switches allowNVMe SSDs in up to 4 bays (T7-1, T7-2) or 8bays (T7-4).POWER SUPPLIES (T7-1)Two hot-swappable AC 1000 W power supplies(1+1)POWER SUPPLIES (T7-2)Two hot-swappable AC 2060 W power supplies(N+1)POWER SUPPLIES (T7-4)Four hot-swappable AC 3000 W redundantpower supplies (2+2), accessed from thefront panelMANAGEMENT CONTROLLEROracle Integrated Lights Out Manager(Oracle ILOM) on the service processor,reached through the SER MGT (serial) andNET MGT (network) ports8 sourced specification facts · checked 8 October 2026
The hardware facts a maintenance quote is priced on, printed in the vendor's own wording from its specification documents (cited in Sources). Nothing on this plate is estimated; facts the vendor does not state are left off rather than filled in.
Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) hardware, from Oracle’s own specification documents
SpecificationDetailSource
Form factorT7-1: 2U, 737 mm deep. T7-2: 3U, 753 mm deep. T7-4: 5U, 835 mm deep.oracle.com
ProcessorsSPARC M7 with 32 cores at 4.13 GHz and up to 256 threads per processor. The T7-1 has 1 processor, the T7-2 has 2, and the T7-4 has 2 or 4 (Oracle white paper, Aug 2016).oracle.com
MemoryDDR4-2133 DIMMs of 16, 32 or 64 GB, with 8 or 16 per processor. Raw maximum: 1,024 GB (T7-1), 2,048 GB (T7-2) and 4,096 GB (T7-4).oracle.com
Internal storage2.5-inch bays: 8 (T7-1), 6 (T7-2), 8 (T7-4). One integrated SAS3 HBA (T7-1) or two (T7-2, T7-4), with RAID 0/1/10/1E. Optional factory-fitted PCIe switches allow NVMe SSDs in up to 4 bays (T7-1, T7-2) or 8 bays (T7-4).oracle.com
Power supplies (T7-1)Two hot-swappable AC 1000 W power supplies (1+1)docs.oracle.com
Power supplies (T7-2)Two hot-swappable AC 2060 W power supplies (N+1)docs.oracle.com
Power supplies (T7-4)Four hot-swappable AC 3000 W redundant power supplies (2+2), accessed from the front paneldocs.oracle.com
Management controllerOracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) on the service processor, reached through the SER MGT (serial) and NET MGT (network) portsdocs.oracle.com

Extend or refresh the Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4)?

The operating system is the first thing to check before keeping a T7 on maintenance. Oracle sets Solaris 11.3 as the minimum for control domains, guest domains and non-virtualised installs and recommends Solaris 11; Solaris 10 (9/10 or 8/11, plus the Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle and patches) is supported only in virtual guest domains. A T7 already on Solaris 11.3 or later, with firmware that supports its fitted memory, is the simpler case for hardware cover while a migration is planned; check Solaris end of life too. Oracle's caution applies: after five years from the Last Ship Date, 'replacement parts may not be available and/or the response times for sending replacement parts may be delayed'.

Where the system needs continuing Oracle patches, the question is whether Oracle support can still be bought for it, and on what terms. Under Oracle's matching-service-levels rule, buying technical support means every hardware system running Solaris 10 Update 9 or later, and any system benefiting from a covered system's updates, patches or parts, must be supported under Premier Support for Systems or Premier Support for Operating Systems, or none may be. If MOS shows the T7's End of Service Life has passed, or reinstatement looks out of proportion, refresh is the alternative: the SPARC T8 servers (T8-1, T8-2 and T8-4) are the next models in the same line.

  • Oracle's public SPARC servers page lists the SPARC M8-8, SPARC T8, SPARC S7 and Fujitsu SPARC M12 servers, not the T7 (checked 2026-10-08). The old T7-1 product link now redirects to that page, but so do the T8-1 and S7-2 product links, so the redirect on its own does not show the T7 was withdrawn. (oracle.com)
  • Oracle commits Premier Support for Systems for a minimum of five years from a system's Last Ship Date. It also states: 'After five years from last ship date, replacement parts may not be available and/or the response times for sending replacement parts may be delayed.' (oracle.com)
  • Oracle has a matching-service-levels rule. When you buy technical support, all your hardware systems running Solaris 10 Update 9 or later must be supported (under Premier Support for Systems or Premier Support for Operating Systems), or all must be unsupported. The rule also covers any system that benefits from a covered system's updates, patches or parts. So an estate cannot put only some of its qualifying SPARC systems on Oracle support. (oracle.com)
  • On SPARC T7 servers, Solaris 10 (9/10 or 8/11, plus the Solaris 10 1/13 SPARC Bundle and patches) is supported only in virtual guest domains. Oracle recommends Solaris 11 and gives Solaris 11.3 as the minimum for control domains, guest domains and non-virtualised installs. (docs.oracle.com)
  • The T7 product notes require Oracle system firmware 9.5.4.c or later to support 64 GB DIMMs. That firmware is downloaded from My Oracle Support. (docs.oracle.com)
  • Oracle Premier Support for Operating Systems is a separate support level. It covers Solaris and integrated-software updates and MOS access, but its listed services include no onsite hardware service or parts. Whether Oracle will still sell it, or Premier Support for Systems, for a T7 depends on the Last Ship Date and End of Service Life records in MOS. Confirm with Oracle. (oracle.com)
Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4): what came before and what replaces it
Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) product lineageOracle SPARC T5 serversPrevious model in this lineOracle SPARC T7 servers(T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4)Release date not sourcedNo model-wide end datepublishedOracle SPARC T8 servers(T8-1 / T8-2 / T8-4)Next model in the same lineOracle · Oracle SPARC T-Series (SPARC M7 processor generation)
The successor shown is the next model in the same product line; the vendor notice does not name a direct replacement.

Keep your Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) covered

Tell us how many you run and when your current cover ends, and we will come back with a like-for-like maintenance quote for that estate. Your model and its support status are attached to the enquiry automatically, so there is nothing to re-type.

Oracle maintenance in detail →

Oracle's public SPARC page lists the SPARC S7 servers beside the T8, M8-8 and Fujitsu M12, but not the T7, and the old S7-2 product link redirects to that page just as the T7-1 link does; see Oracle SPARC S7-2 / S7-2L end of life. Oracle's policy points to the same Doc ID 1450710.1 for Last Ship Dates across its hardware, and once technical support is bought the matching-service-levels rule takes in every system on Solaris 10 Update 9 or later, so an estate running both T7 and S7 machines should check their MOS records together.

Where the Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) sits against related models
Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4): no dated end of support for the model as a whole.20202021202220232024202520262027202820292030Oracle SPARC T7 serversrelease not sourcedOracle SPARC S7-2 / S7-2Lrelease not sourcedTodayOracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4): no dated end of support for the model as a whole.
Each bar runs from release to the milestone that marks end of support for the model as a whole. Amber bars end on a third-party tracker's date, not the vendor's. A dashed open end means no end date is published — not that support is indefinite. Component and accessory dates (a management controller, a power module) are not treated as the model's.

Look up another model in the server & network end-of-life checker, or read what third-party maintenance covers.

Questions people ask about the Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4)

Is the Oracle SPARC T7 end of life?

Oracle has not published a public end-of-life date for the T7-1, T7-2 or T7-4; its policy keeps Last Ship Date and End of Service Life information in My Oracle Support, behind a sign-in. The T7 is absent from Oracle's public SPARC servers page, and a third-party tracker lists End of Service Life dates that have passed, but neither amounts to an Oracle end-of-life date. Check Doc ID 1450710.1, or ask Oracle or your Oracle partner for your model's dates.

What is the SPARC T7-1 end of service life date?

Oracle's own date is not public. Park Place's EOSL library, a third-party tracker, lists 31 August 2025 for the T7-1, and 30 June 2024 for the T7-2 and T7-4; these are not Oracle's dates, and the T7-1 entry gives no source for its date. Oracle keeps End of Service Life information on My Oracle Support, behind a sign-in.

Can I still download firmware for the SPARC T7?

T7 system firmware is downloaded from My Oracle Support and applied through Oracle ILOM. Oracle's policy says customers with unsupported hardware systems are not entitled to download or receive maintenance releases or patches for those systems. If you plan to fit 64 GB DIMMs, the product notes require system firmware 9.5.4.c or later.

What came after the SPARC T7?

The SPARC T8 servers (T8-1, T8-2 and T8-4) are the next models in the same T-series line and are shown on Oracle's public SPARC page. Looking back, the SPARC T5 servers are the previous T-series generation; Oracle's T7/M7 architecture white paper compares the M7 processor with the T5.

Can I get third-party maintenance for a SPARC T7?

Third-party maintenance is hardware cover: it generally provides fault diagnosis, replacement parts and engineers, and can continue past a vendor's end of support. MOS access for firmware and Solaris patches still follows Oracle's own entitlement rules, including the matching-service-levels rule. You can request a quote for T7-1, T7-2 or T7-4 units through the maintenance coverage builder.

Sources

Every date, rule and specification above was checked against these on 8 October 2026 by an independent verification pass. Vendors revise lifecycle notices; this page is re-checked by 8 January 2027.

  1. Oracle Hardware and Systems Support Policies (effective 07-Aug-2026) — oracle.com
  2. Park Place Technologies EOSL library: SPARC T7-1 — parkplacetechnologies.com
  3. Park Place Technologies EOSL library: SPARC T7-2 — parkplacetechnologies.com
  4. Park Place Technologies EOSL library: SPARC T7-4 — parkplacetechnologies.com
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Last reviewed 7 October 2026. Lifecycle dates for the Oracle SPARC T7 servers (T7-1 / T7-2 / T7-4) are re-verified against Oracle's own notices at each review; a date a vendor has not published is never filled in.