Preparing HP3000 and HP9000 environments for 2028 and beyond.

On HP3000, MPE/iX carries a date limitation in 2028 addressed by the 2028 patch. On HP9000 and Integrity, HP-UX reaches OEM end of support life. Both come down to sequencing: inventory, assessment, remediation, validation and a continuity position that holds afterwards.

What’s the Plan?  >>

2026
Preparation
Inventory both HP3000/MPE/iX and HP9000/HP-UX estates, identify date-sensitive components and OEM support end dates, then establish a realistic plan window.
2027
Assessment & Certification
Test MPE/iX date handling, stage the 2028 patch work, validate HP-UX on HP9000 against OEM end-of-support-life, and certify applications on both platforms.
2028
Continuity
Operate through the MPE/iX date boundary — and past HP-UX OEM support — with monitoring, support and rollback positions in place.
Beyond
Long-Term Operation
Continue running MPE/iX and HP-UX under managed support, hosting and recovery arrangements.

What readiness work actually involves.

Readiness is not a single change. It is four connected pieces of work, each of which produces evidence you can show to management, auditors and the business.

Environment inventory

Establish exactly what is running: OS versions, patch levels, applications, interfaces and any date-sensitive logic inside them.

Exposure assessment

Identify where the date boundary actually affects operations — the system, the applications, or both — rather than assuming the worst case everywhere.

Remediation & validation

Apply the necessary work and prove it under test conditions, with results documented for management and audit.

Continuity position

Confirm support, hosting, storage and recovery arrangements are able to carry the environment through the transition and past it.

What organizations usually ask first.

Readiness conversations tend to start in the same place. Here is how we answer.

Is this an emergency?

No — but it is a real deadline. Treated early it is a planning exercise. Left late, it competes with everything else for scarce specialist time.

Does readiness work mean replacing the system?

Not necessarily. Most organizations we work with intend to keep operating the platform; the work is about making that a supportable decision.

How long does an assessment take?

It depends on the size of the environment and the number of applications involved. The inventory stage is usually the fastest part.

Can you help if we have no internal expertise left?

Yes. Environments where the original expertise has retired are among the most common situations we handle.

Start with an honest assessment of where you stand.

We will look at what you run, what depends on it, and what work the 2028 boundary implies for your environment specifically — then help you sequence it across the time available.