VMware will support the current release of software as per the
Support and Subscription Terms and Conditions
for 2 years from the general availability of the Major Release, or the latest released version for 12 months following the general availability of the next Major Release, whichever is longer. The following products are covered:
- VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 3x, 4x and 5.0
- VMware vCenter Converter Integrated 4.1
- VMware vCenter Operations Enterprise
- VMware vCenter Operations Standard 1.0
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager 5.0
- VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0
- VMware vCenter Site Recover Manager 4.0, 4.1
- VMware vCenter Update Manager
- VMware vCloud Director 1.0
- VMware vCloud Request Manager
- VMware vFabric AppInsight
- VMware vShield App 1.0
- VMware vShield Edge 1.0
- VMware vShield Endpoint 1.0
- VMware vShield Manager 1.0
- VMware vShield Zones
| Cisco Nexus™ 1000V | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2009/06/12 | TBD - End of General Support will be announced in conjunction with Cisco Systems, Inc. |
| VMware IT Business Management Suite | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 7.1 | 2011/11/17 | 2013/11/17 |
| VMware IT Financial Manager | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 7.1 | 2011/11/17 | 2013/11/17 |
| VMware Data Recovery | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 2.0 | 2011/08/22 | TBD |
| Version 1.0 | 2009/05/21 | 2011/05/21 |
| VMware ThinApp 4.x | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 4.5 | 2010/03/17 | 2012/03/17 |
| Version 4.0 | 2008/06/04 | TBD |
| VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager
(formerly known as EMC Ionix Application Discovery Manager and nLayers Application Discovery Manager) |
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 6.x | 2009/06/22 | TBD |
| Version 5.x | 2006/09/13 | EOS Reached |
| VMware vCenter Application Stack Manager
(formerly known as EMC Ionix Application Stack Manager and FastScale Application Stack Manager) |
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 3.x | 2009/04/01 | 2011/04/01 |
| VMware vCenter AppSpeed | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.5 | 2010/09/15 | 2013/07/03 |
| Version 1.0 | 2009/07/13 | 2011/07/13 |
| VMware vCenter Capacity IQ | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.5 | 2010/12/01 | 2012/12/01 |
| Version 1.0 | 2009/10/19 | 2011/10/19 |
| VMware vCenter Chargeback Manager | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.x | 2009/07/13 | 2012/11/30 |
| Version 2.x | 2011/11/30 | 2013/11/30 |
| VMware vCenter Configuration Analytics Manager
(formerly known as EMC Ionix Configuration Analytics Manager and Configuresoft Configuration Intelligence Analytics) |
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 3.0 | 2010/03/01 | 2012/03/01* |
*Note: VMware has granted a one-time extension for Technical Guidance through 2014/03/01 including online support and workarounds for low-severity issues on supported configurations only.
| VMware vCenter Configuration Manager
(Formerly known as EMC Ionix Server Configuration Manager and Configuresoft Enterprise Configuration Manager) |
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 5.4.1 | 2011/11/01 | 2013/11/01 |
| Version 5.4.0 | 2010/12/13 | 2012/12/13 |
| Version 5.3.0 | 2010/09/09 | 2012/09/09 |
| EMC Ionix Server Configuration Manager Version 5.2.1 | 2009/12/23 | 2012/06/30 |
| EMC Ionix Server Configuration Manager Version 5.2.0 | 2009/09/30 | 2012/06/30 |
| EMC Ionix Server Configuration Manager Version 5.1.3 | 2009/07/20 | 2012/06/30 |
| Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager Version 5.1.3 | 2009/07/20 | 2011/06/30 |
| EMC Ionix Server Configuration Manager Version 5.1.2 | 2009/05/31 | 2012/06/30 |
| Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager Version 5.1.2 | 2009/05/31 | 2011/06/30 |
| EMC Ionix Server Configuration Manager Version 5.1.0 | 2009/03/10 | 2012/06/30 |
| Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager Version 5.1.0 | 2009/03/10 | 2011/06/30 |
| EMC Ionix Server Configuration Manager Version 5.0.0 | 2008/11/30 | 2011/03/31 |
| Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager Version 5.0.0 | 2008/11/30 | 2010/10/31 |
| Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager Version 4.x | 2008/09/15 | 2010/09/30 |
** Note: For VMware vCenter Configuration Manager product, this support policy applies to all releases, not just major releases.
| VMware vCenter Protect Essentials/Essentials Plus
|
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 8.0 | 2011/11/01 | 2013/11/01 |
For legacy Shavlik product EOL information, please refer to this document.
| VMware vCenter Protect Update Catalog
|
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Data Service | 2010/03/01 | TBD |
| VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone* |
General Availability
(YYYY/MM/DD) |
End of General Support
(YYYY/MM/DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Version 5.0 | 2011/09/01 | 2013/09/01/** |
| Version 4.x | 2009/02/12 | 2012/09/01 |
| Version 3.x | 2007/01/30 | 2010/08/12 |
*vCenter Converter Standalone is available as a free download.
** or 12 months after the next major release.
| VMware vCenter Converter
Integrated 4.1+ |
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 4.1 | 2009/05/21 | 2011/05/21 |
| VMware vCenter Operations Enterprise | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.x | 2011/03/31 | 2013/03/31 |
| Version 7.x | 2009/09/01 | 2011/09/01 |
| Version 6.x | 2007/10/31 | 2010/09/01 |
| Version 5.x | 2006 | 2009/12 |
| VMware vCenter Operations Standard | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2011/03/14 | 2013/03/14 |
| VMware vCenter Operations Manager* | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 5.0 | 2012/01/24 | 2014/01/24 |
*VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite products may have different End of General Support dates.
| VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 4.0 | 2009/07/13 | 2013/05/01 |
| VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
|
General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 4.0 | 2009/10/05 | 2011/10/21 |
| Version 4.1 | 2010/07/13 | 2012/10/21* |
| VMware vSphere Update Manager | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 5.0 | 2011/08/24 | 2013/08/24 |
| VMware vCenter Update Manager | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 4.x | 2009/05/21 | 2012/08/24 |
| VMware vCloud Director | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2010/08/31 | 2012/08/31 |
| VMware vCloud Request Manager | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2010/12/01 | 2013/07/03 |
|
VMware vFabric AppInsight
|
General
Availability (YYYY/MM/DD) |
End of Support
(YYYY/MM/DD) |
|---|---|---|
|
vFabric AppInsight 1.x
|
2011/11/01 | 2013/11/01 |
| VMware vShield App | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2010/08/31 | 2012/08/31 |
| VMware vShield Edge | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2010/08/31 | 2012/08/31 |
| VMware vShield Endpoint | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2010/08/31 | 2012/08/31 |
| VMware vShield Manager | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2010/08/31 | 2012/08/31 |
| VMware vShield Zones | General Availability
YYYY/MM/DD |
End of General Support
YYYY/MM/DD |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 | 2009/05/21 | 2011/05/21 |
| Version 4.1 | 2010/08/30 | 2012/08/30 |
* Note: VMware granted a one-time extension of this General Support date beyond the normal support period.
