VMware vCenter Server Lifecycle: End Of Life And Support Status
Last updated on January 26, 2024
VMWare vCenter Server is a cutting-edge server management software that gives you a consolidated platform to manage your VMware vSphere deployments. With its help, you can automate and confidently supply virtual infrastructure across hybrid clouds.
Support status guide
End of life (EOL) is the end of a product’s useful life. When a product reaches the end of its life cycle, the manufacturer no longer supports it. The following table explains the different phases of a product’s lifecycle. Testing status is when the product is initially released and EOL is when product support is no longer offered. The time between these two points is the support timeframe.
Testing
The software is not yet publicly available. It is in testing phase i.e., alpha, beta, release preview etc.
Active
The software is actively supported by the vendor.
Phasing Out
The software will soon reach its end of life. You need to look for upgrade or migration options. The software will automatically go into phasing out status 2 months before end of life.
End Of Life
The software is no longer supported by the vendor. You need to make sure your system and environment are safe.
Version
Released
General Support
Technical Guidance
(11 October 2022)
(11 October 2027)
(11 October 2029)
(2 April 2020)
(2 April 2025)
(2 April 2027)
(17 April 2018)
(15 October 2022)
(15 November 2023)
(15 November 2016)
(15 October 2022)
(15 November 2023)
(12 March 2015)
(12 March 2020)
(12 March 2022)
(19 September 2013)
(19 September 2018)
(19 September 2020)
(24 August 2021)
(24 August 2016)
(24 August 2018)
(21 May 2009)
(21 May 2014)
(21 May 2016)
The vCenter Server follows a similar support pattern to VMWare SRM. VMWare provides support for a total of 7 years – 5 years of General Support and 2 years of Technical Guidance.
- General support: General Support includes bug and security fixes as well as technical assistance as per the Support and Subscription Terms and Conditions signed between the two parties.
- Technical Guidance: Only includes support and workarounds for low-severity issues on supported configurations. VMware does not offer new hardware support, server/client/guest OS updates, new security patches, or bug fixes during this phase.
You can read more about the VMWare Center Server support here.
EOLs
