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New Release of vSphere ESXi 7.0 (v1 server) / End of Sales of vCenter Server 7.0 u1d / Extension of GENERAL SUPPORT period for vSphere 6.7 in ECL2.0
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Please be informed New Release of vSphere ESXi 7.0 (v1 server) / End of Sales of vCenter Server 7.0 u1d / Extension of GENERAL SUPPORT period for vSphere 6.7 in Enterprise Cloud 2.0 (ECL2.0).
New Release of vSphere ESXi 7.0 (v1 server) official image template
We will start providing vSphere ESXi 7.0 (v1 server). In addition, there is no plan to provide product support for vSphere ESXi 7.0 (v2 server). Therefore, for v2 server users who wants to use vSphere ESXi 7.0, migration to v1 or v3 version servers will be necessary.
Menu | Official Image Template | Version | Region | Date & Impact |
Bare Metal Server | ESXi-7.0.u3_64_BYOL_baremetal-server_01 | v1 | JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP6 | 24 October, 2022 |
v2 | JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP6 | No plans to offer | ||
v3 | JP4/ JP6 | Affected | ||
Hypervisor | vSphere_ESXi-7.0.u3_64_dedicated-hypervisor_01 | v1 | JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP6 | 24 October, 2022 |
v2 | JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP6 | No plans to offer | ||
v3 | JP4/ JP6 | Affected |
End of Sales of vCenter Server 7.0 u1d official image template
Please be informed that we will end the provision of vCenter Server 7.0 u1d.
Current vCenter Server u1d users will continue to receive support, but images download will no longer be available.
You can continue to use vCenter Server 7.0 u3c even after the EOS date.
Menu | Official Image Template | Region | Date & Impact |
Hypervisor Guest Image | vCenter-Server-Appliance_7.0_u1d_Standard_not-include-license_vSphere-ESXi_001 | JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP6 | 24 October, 2022 |
vCenter-Server-Appliance_7.0_u3c_Standard_not-include-license_vSphere-ESXi_001 | JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP6 | Continue to provide |
Extension of GENERAL SUPPORT period for vSphere 6.7
The shortage of semiconductors has caused the stock shortage of Baremetal Servers, and vSphere ESXi 7.0 may not be available. Therefore, for vSphere ESXi 6.7, we have extended the operational maintenance which equivalents to general support, for one year, excluding new servers, clients, and OS updates. Please contact sales representative for the latest stock status.
Version | End Date of GENERAL SUPPORT | End Date of TECHNICAL GUIDANCE |
6.5 | 15 October, 2022 | 15 November, 2023 |
6.7 | 15 October, 2023* | 15 November, 2023 |
7.0 | 02 April, 2025 | 02 April, 2027 |
*After 16 October, 2022, operational maintenance will be switching to general support, which excludes new servers, clients, and OS updates.
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