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VMware ESXi: end of support dates

VMware's bare-metal hypervisor (vendor: Broadcom). Dates shown are end of general support.

Vendor: Broadcom. Official lifecycle information: vendor lifecycle page.

Timeline

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720289.19.1: support until 2028-08-129.09.0: support until 2027-09-178.08.0: support until 2027-10-117.07.0: support until 2025-10-026.76.7: support until 2022-10-156.56.5: support until 2022-10-15today (2026-10-18)
Mainstream / full support Extended (security-only) support Paid extra support (ESU/ELS)Faded bars: release date not recorded, so the start of the bar is not meaningful. "Dates not verified yet": no end date confirmed.

All versions

VMware ESXi versions and support dates
VersionStatusMainstream / support endExtended endPaid extra supportReleased
9.1secondary sourceSupportedAugust 12, 2028No separate phase—May 12, 2026
9.0secondary sourceSupportedSeptember 17, 2027No separate phase—June 17, 2025
8.0secondary sourceSupportedOctober 11, 2027No separate phase—October 11, 2022
7.0secondary sourceSupport endedOctober 2, 2025No separate phase—April 2, 2020
6.7secondary sourceSupport endedOctober 15, 2022No separate phase—April 17, 2018
6.5secondary sourceSupport endedOctober 15, 2022No separate phase—November 15, 2016

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