| Release | Released | Active Support | Service Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 |
2 years and 4 months ago (02 Apr 2020)
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Ends
in 2 years and 8 months (02 Apr 2025)
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Ends
in 4 years and 8 months (02 Apr 2027)
|
7.0 Update 3a |
| 6.7 |
4 years ago (17 Apr 2018)
|
Ends
in 2 months and 2 weeks (15 Oct 2022)
|
Ends
in 1 year and 3 months (15 Nov 2023)
|
6.7 PR ESXi670-202103001 |
| 6.5 |
5 years and 8 months ago (15 Nov 2016)
|
Ends
in 2 months and 2 weeks (15 Oct 2022)
|
Ends
in 1 year and 3 months (15 Nov 2023)
|
6.5 PR ESXi650-202110001 |
| 6.0 |
7 years ago (12 Mar 2015)
|
Ended
2 years and 4 months ago (12 Mar 2020)
|
Ended
4 months and 3 weeks ago (12 Mar 2022)
|
6.0 PR ESXi600-202002001 |
| 5.5 |
8 years ago (19 Sep 2013)
|
Ended
3 years and 10 months ago (19 Sep 2018)
|
Ended
1 year and 10 months ago (19 Sep 2020)
|
5.5 Update 3b |
VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto your physical server.
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 receieve bug fixes and security updates. Additional information on lifecycle phases can be found at https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/enterprise-infrastructure.html.
For further details on product lifecycle visit https://lifecycle.vmware.com.
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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You can submit an improvement to this page on GitHub. This page has a corresponding Talk Page.
A JSON version of this page is available at /api/esxi.json. See the API Documentation for more.