IBM Power E880C (9080-MHE)
The E880C (9080-MHE) is the C-generation refresh of the E880, the largest Power8 system. IBM standard support ended October 31, 2024. Do not confuse 9080-MHE with 9119-MHE, which is the original E880.
The Power E880C (9080-MHE) is the top of the Power8 line: a node-based scale-up system that replaced the Power 795 in IBM's lineup and scaled to four nodes.
Where the E880C stands in 2026
It is also half of the most reliably confused machine-type pair in the Power8 range. 9080-MHE is the E880C. 9119-MHE is the original E880. Same MHE suffix, two years and one hardware generation apart. If you are pricing maintenance or sourcing parts, the prefix is the only thing that tells you which machine is actually in the rack.
Power8 end-of-service dates are set per machine type, not per generation. The spread across the line runs from March 2024 to July 2025, so verify the 9080-MHE date specifically rather than applying one Power8 deadline to every box in the room.
Specifications
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Form Factor | Node-based scale-up enterprise system, up to four nodes |
| Processor Technology | POWER8 |
| Generation Note | C-generation refresh of the 9119-MHE E880, sold with bundled cloud entitlement at launch |
| Machine Type Warning | 9080-MHE is the E880C. The original E880 is 9119-MHE. |
Machine type, model designation and support dates verified against IBM published documentation. Configuration details vary by build ... read the system VPD for the machine in front of you.
Lifecycle and support status
| Attribute | Status |
|---|---|
| EOS Date | October 31, 2024 |
| EOS Status | Past IBM standard hardware support. |
| IBM i Ceiling | IBM i 7.4 (IBM i 7.5 dropped Power8 support entirely) |
| IBM i 7.4 Support Ends | September 30, 2026 |
End-of-service dates per the IBM Power8 end of service announcement. IBM i release support dates per IBM i lifecycle documentation.
Best fit
The largest Power8 estates ... multi-node consolidation running many IBM i or AIX partitions where a forklift replacement was never going to be a single weekend.
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