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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.

MenuOfficial Image TemplateVersionRegionDate & Impact
Bare Metal ServerESXi-7.0.u3_64_BYOL_baremetal-server_01v1JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP624 October, 2022
v2JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP6No plans to offer
v3JP4/ JP6Affected
HypervisorvSphere_ESXi-7.0.u3_64_dedicated-hypervisor_01v1JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP624 October, 2022
v2JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP6No plans to offer
v3JP4/ JP6Affected

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.

MenuOfficial Image TemplateRegionDate & Impact
Hypervisor Guest ImagevCenter-Server-Appliance_7.0_u1d_Standard_not-include-license_vSphere-ESXi_001JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP624 October, 2022
vCenter-Server-Appliance_7.0_u3c_Standard_not-include-license_vSphere-ESXi_001JP1/ JP2/ JP4/ JP5/ JP6Continue 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.

VersionEnd Date of GENERAL SUPPORTEnd Date of TECHNICAL GUIDANCE
6.515 October, 202215 November, 2023
6.715 October, 2023*15 November, 2023
7.002 April, 202502 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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