Customers who will need vSphere 6.x support beyond Octoshould plan to move to vSphere 6.7 (or preferably move to vSphere 7). Extended Support will only be available on vSphere 6.7 – our final long-term support 6.x offering. Note: For vSphere 6.5 there is no plan for Extended Support after the end of general support. Summary of Key Dates for vSphere 6.5 Product Version The longer vSphere 6.5 supportability period is intended to help you work through an uncertain time with worry-free stability and introduce an added buffer period for planning future upgrades as you resume regular operations moving forward. In parallel, we are also extending the general support period for VMware vSAN 6.5 and 6.6. There is no change in support dates for any other vSphere version. Originally, vSphere 6.5 was scheduled to reach EoGS (End of General Support) on November 15, 2021. The original EoTG (End of Technical Guidance) date of Novemstill applies for vSphere 6.5. Today we are extending the general support period for vSphere 6.5 by 11 months, to October 15, 2022. To help you manage through the ongoing situation, we had previously extended the general support period for vSphere 6.7 ( read the blog post). We can help address some of your challenges by offering you both flexibility and continued support as we all work together to get to the other side of this pandemic.Įxtension of VMware vSphere 6.5 General Support Period It has also led to uncertainty as to when your business operations will return to normal.

That’s created challenges for some of our customers with regards to IT operations and strategic planning. This month marks a full year that many businesses transitioned to a work from home model with the onset of the global pandemic. By - Paul Turner, VP Product Management, Cloud Platform Business Unit, VMware

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