VMware ESXi 6.5 end of support
Is VMware ESXi 6.5 still supported?
No Support ended
Support for VMware ESXi 6.5 ended on October 15, 2022.
Key dates Secondary source
| Release date | November 15, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Support ends | October 15, 2022 |
Notes: The date shown is the end of general support as listed by endoflife.date. Broadcom also offers a later technical guidance phase; that date is not recorded here.
Source quality: Dates from endoflife.date (secondary source, MIT licence), not yet cross-checked against the vendor page by us.
What the end of support means
- After the final end date the software keeps running, but the vendor no longer ships fixes or security patches. Known vulnerabilities stay open, and compliance or cyber-insurance requirements may treat it as unsupported software.
Upgrade paths
Upgrade to a supported VMware ESXi version
Staying on the same product usually means the least retraining. Check the upgrade path and system requirements in the vendor documentation; some upgrades must go through an intermediate version.
Buy more time
Some vendors sell extended or paid security support after the standard end date. Check the vendor's lifecycle page for this version.
Sources
- endoflife-date/endoflife.date: products/vmware-esxi.md(secondary: endoflife.date)
- endoflife.date/vmware-esxi(secondary: endoflife.date)
Vendor lifecycle page for the product: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productlifecycle
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