VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto your physical server.
| Release | Released | Technical Guidance | General Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 |
2 months and 2 weeks ago (11 Oct 2022)
|
Ends
in 6 years and 9 months (11 Oct 2029)
|
Ends
in 4 years and 9 months (11 Oct 2027)
|
8.0
(11 Oct 2022)
|
| 7.0 |
2 years and 8 months ago (02 Apr 2020)
|
Ends
in 4 years (02 Apr 2027)
|
Ends
in 2 years and 3 months (02 Apr 2025)
|
7.0 Update 3g
(12 Jul 2022)
|
| 6.7 |
4 years and 8 months ago (17 Apr 2018)
|
Ends
in 10 months (15 Nov 2023)
|
Ended
2 months and 1 week ago (15 Oct 2022)
|
6.7 PR ESXi670-202207001 |
| 6.5 |
6 years ago (15 Nov 2016)
|
Ends
in 10 months (15 Nov 2023)
|
Ended
2 months and 1 week ago (15 Oct 2022)
|
6.5 PR ESXi650-202207001 |
| 6.0 |
7 years and 9 months ago (12 Mar 2015)
|
Ended
9 months ago (12 Mar 2022)
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Ended
2 years and 9 months ago (12 Mar 2020)
|
6.0 PR ESXi600-202002001 |
| 5.5 |
9 years ago (19 Sep 2013)
|
Ended
2 years and 3 months ago (19 Sep 2020)
|
Ended
4 years ago (19 Sep 2018)
|
5.5 Update 3b |
VMware typically support ESXi for a duration of 7 years with 5 years of general support and an additional 2 years of technical guidance during which ESXi will no longer receive bug fixes and security updates. Additional information on lifecycle phases can be found at https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/enterprise-infrastructure.html.
Product Lifecycle
General Support: The last date on which you can request support; the end of regular VMware maintenance updates and upgrades, bug and security fixes, and technical assistance as per the Support and Subscription Terms and Conditions.
Technical Guidance: The last date on which you can access support and workarounds for low-severity issues on supported configurations only. During the Technical Guidance phase, VMware does not offer new hardware support, server/client/guest OS updates, new security patches or bug fixes unless otherwise noted.
More information is available on the VMware ESXi website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
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This page was last updated on 09 November 2022.