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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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