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Vmware Lifecycle Product Matrix: Supported Products, As of February 15, 2018
Vmware Lifecycle Product Matrix: Supported Products, As of February 15, 2018
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AirWatch Video for Android 1.0 2015 / 05 / 15 2018/ 03/ 06 N/ A N/ A 2017/ 03/ 06
AirWatch Video for iOS 1.0 2015 / 03/ 03 2018/ 03/ 06 N/ A N/ A 2017/ 03/ 06
Horizon D aaS On P rem P latform 7.0 2017/ 03/ 02 2019 / 03/ 02 2020/ 03/ 02 ED P L
Horizon FLEX P olicy S erver 1.x 2014/ 12/ 02 2019 / 06 / 30 2019 / 12/ 02 ED P A
2013/ 09 / 30
Horizon View 5 .x 2011/ 09 / 14 2016 / 09 / 14 2018/ 09 / 14 ED P for View
Enterprise
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P hoton P latform 1.x 2017/ 03/ 02 2019 / 03/ 02 N/ A EAP 2017/ 10/ 06
S ervice Manager 9 .x 2010/ 03/ 08 2017/ 03/ 08 2019 / 03/ 08 EIP 2012/ 03/ 01
S ite Recovery Manager 5 .0 and 5 .1 2011/ 09 / 14 2016 / 08/ 24 2018/ 08/ 24 EIP
S ite Recovery Manager 6 .0 2015 / 03/ 12 2020/ 03/ 12 2022/ 03/ 12 EIP
S ite Recovery Manager 6 .5 2016 / 11/ 15 2021/ 11/ 15 2023/ 11/ 15 EIP A, B
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User Environment Manager 8.6 2015 / 04/ 21 2017/ 04/ 21 2018/ 04/ 21 ED P
vCenter Application D iscovery Manager 7.1 2015 / 08/ 13 2020/ 06 / 30 N/ A EAP 2013/ 06 / 01 A
vCenter S erver 5 .0 and 5 .1 2011/ 08/ 24 2016 / 08/ 24 2018/ 08/ 24 EIP
vCenter Update Manager 5 .0 and 5 .1 2011/ 08/ 24 2016 / 08/ 24 2018/ 08/ 24 EIP
vCenter Update Manager 6 .0 2015 / 03/ 12 2020/ 03/ 12 2022/ 03/ 12 EIP
vCloud Availab ility for vCloud D irector 1.0 2016 / 07/ 28 2018/ 07/ 28 N/ A EAP K
vCloud Availab ility for vCloud D irector 2.0 2017/ 10/ 19 2019 / 10/ 19 N/ A EAP K
vCloud D irector for S ervice P roviders 8.20 2017/ 02/ 21 2019 / 02/ 21 N/ A EAP A, G
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vRealize Business for Cloud 7.0 2016 / 03/ 15 2018/ 03/ 15 N/ A EAP
vRealize Business for Cloud 7.1 2016 / 08/ 23 2018/ 03/ 15 N/ A EAP
vRealize Business for Cloud 7.2 2016 / 11/ 15 2018/ 03/ 15 N/ A EAP
vRealize Configuration Manager 5 .8.3, 5 .8.4 2016 / 12/ 01 2018/ 12/ 31 N/ A EAP A
vRealize Operations for Horizon 6 .4 2016 / 12/ 08 2018/ 12/ 08 2019 / 12/ 08 ED P
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vS phere Big D ata Extensions 2.3 2015 / 12/ 08 2018/ 12/ 08 N/ A EAP A
vS phere D ata P rotection 6 .0 2015 / 03/ 12 2020/ 03/ 12 2022/ 03/ 12 EIP
vS phere D ata P rotection Advanced 5 .1 2013/ 03/ 14 2016 / 08/ 24 2018/ 08/ 24 EIP 2015 / 03/ 01
2015 / 03/ 01
vS phere D ata P rotection Advanced 5 .5 and
2013/ 11/ 14 2018/ 11/ 14 2020/ 11/ 14 EIP as a A, B
5 .8
standalone
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EOS
ACE 1.x 2005 / 08/ 04 N/ A GS P 2011/ 12/ 31
Reached
EOS
Akimb i S lingshot 2.x Not availab le N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
App Volumes 2.5 , 2.6 , 2.7 2014/ 12/ 09 2016 / 12/ 09 2017/ 12/ 09 ED P
Continuent for Analytics and Big D ata 4.0 2015 / 04/ 17 2017/ 04/ 17 N/ A EAP 2016 / 05 / 04
Continuent for Analytics and Big D ata 5 .0 2015 / 12/ 07 2017/ 12/ 27 N/ A EAP 2016 / 05 / 04
Continuent for Clustering 4.0 2015 / 04/ 17 2017/ 04/ 17 N/ A EAP 2016 / 05 / 04
Continuent for D isaster Recovery 4.0 2015 / 04/ 17 2017/ 04/ 17 N/ A EAP 2016 / 05 / 04
Continuent for D isaster Recovery 5 .0 2015 / 12/ 07 2017/ 12/ 07 N/ A EAP 2016 / 05 / 04
Continuent for Replication 4.0 2015 / 04/ 17 2017/ 04/ 17 N/ A EAP 2016 / 05 / 04
EMC Ionix S erver Configuration Manager 5 .1.0 2009 / 03/ 10 2012/ 06 / 30 N/ A EAP Not availab le
EMC Ionix S erver Configuration Manager 5 .1.2 2009 / 05 / 31 2012/ 06 / 30 N/ A EAP Not availab le
EMC Ionix S erver Configuration Manager 5 .1.3 2009 / 07/ 20 2012/ 06 / 30 N/ A EAP Not availab le
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EMC Ionix S erver Configuration Manager 5 .2.0 2009 / 09 / 30 2012/ 06 / 30 N/ A EAP Not availab le
EMC Ionix S erver Configuration Manager 5 .2.1 2009 / 12/ 23 2012/ 06 / 30 N/ A EAP Not availab le
EOS
GS X S erver 1.x 2001/ 07/ 24 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
GS X S erver 3.x 2004/ 03/ 11 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
Horizon Mob ile 1.2 2012/ 11/ 06 2015 / 11/ 06 2017/ 11/ 06 ED P 2013/ 03/ 31
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IT Business Management S uite S tandard 1.0 2013/ 12/ 10 2015 / 12/ 10 N/ A EAP
EOS
P 2V 1.x 2003/ 07/ 23 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
P 2V 2.x 2004/ 08/ 26 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
P ropero workS pace P rofessional 5 .x, 6 .x Not availab le N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
S ervice Manager 7.x 2004/ 04/ 08 2010/ 06 / 30 2010/ 06 / 30 EIP 2012/ 03/ 01
S ervice Manager 8.x 2006 / 07/ 03 2011/ 07/ 03 2015 / 07/ 03 EIP 2012/ 03/ 01
EOS
ThinApp 2.x Not availab le N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
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EOS
vCenter Application D iscovery Manager 5 .x 2006 / 09 / 13 N/ A EAP 2013/ 06 / 01 A
Reached
vCenter Application D iscovery Manager 7.0 2012/ 09 / 13 2017/ 03/ 08 N/ A EAP 2013/ 06 / 01 A
vCenter Application S tack Manager 3.x 2009 / 04/ 01 2011/ 04/ 01 N/ A EAP 2012/ 01/ 03
vCenter AppS peed 1.0 2009 / 07/ 13 2011/ 07/ 13 N/ A EAP 2012/ 01/ 03
vCenter AppS peed 1.5 2010/ 09 / 15 2013/ 07/ 03 N/ A EAP 2012/ 01/ 03
vCenter Capacity IQ 1.0 2009 / 10/ 19 2011/ 10/ 19 N/ A EAP 2012/ 01/ 24
vCenter Capacity IQ 1.5 2010/ 12/ 01 2012/ 12/ 01 N/ A EAP 2012/ 01/ 24
vCenter Chargeb ack Manager 1.x 2009 / 07/ 13 2011/ 07/ 13 N/ A EAP 2014/ 06 / 10
vCenter Chargeb ack Manager 2.0.x 2011/ 11/ 30 2013/ 11/ 30 N/ A EAP 2014/ 06 / 10
vCenter Converter S tandalone 3.x 2007/ 01/ 30 2010/ 08/ 12 N/ A EAP Not availab le
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vCenter Operations 5 .8.5 Foundation Only 2015 / 03/ 12 2016 / 12/ 31 N/ A EAP A, F
vCenter Operations Manager for View 1.6 2014/ 06 / 19 2015 / 12/ 09 N/ A EAP
vCenter Operations Manager for View 1.7 2014/ 09 / 09 2015 / 12/ 09 N/ A EAP
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vCenter S erver Heartb eat 6 .0 and 6 .5 2010/ 07/ 13 2015 / 07/ 13 2017/ 07/ 13 EIP 2014/ 06 / 02
vCenter S ite Recovery Manager 4.0 2009 / 10/ 05 2011/ 10/ 21 N/ A EAP
vCenter S ite Recovery Manager 4.1 2010/ 07/ 13 2012/ 10/ 21 N/ A EAP
2013/ 09 / 19
vCloud D irector 5 .1 2012/ 09 / 10 2014/ 09 / 10 N/ A EAP as a
standalone
2015 / 03/ 12
vCloud D irector 5 .5 2013/ 09 / 19 2017/ 09 / 19 N/ A EAP removed from A
vCloud S uite
vCloud D irector for S ervice P roviders 5 .6 2014/ 10/ 07 2016 / 10/ 07 N/ A EAP
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vCloud Networking and S ecurity 5 .1 2012/ 09 / 10 2014/ 09 / 10 N/ A EAP as a A
standalone
2015 / 03/ 12
vCloud Networking and S ecurity 5 .5 2013/ 09 / 19 2016 / 09 / 19 N/ A EAP removed from
vCloud S uite
vCloud Request Manager 1.0 2010/ 12/ 01 2013/ 07/ 03 N/ A EAP 2012/ 01/ 03
vFab ric Application D irector 1.0 2012/ 03/ 15 2014/ 03/ 15 N/ A EAP
vFab ric D ata D irector 1.0 2011/ 09 / 08 2014/ 09 / 08 2015 / 09 / 08 AP P 2017/ 12/ 01
vFab ric D ata D irector 2.0 2012/ 07/ 10 2015 / 07/ 10 2016 / 07/ 10 AP P 2017/ 12/ 01
vFab ric D ata D irector 2.5 2012/ 11/ 29 2015 / 07/ 10 2016 / 07/ 10 AP P 2017/ 12/ 01
vFab ric D ata D irector 2.7 2013/ 05 / 16 2017/ 12/ 01 2017/ 12/ 01 AP P 2017/ 12/ 01 A
vFab ric Gemfire 6 .5 or prior 2010/ 10/ 12 2013/ 10/ 12 2014/ 10/ 12 AP P J
vFab ric Gemfire 7.0.x 2012/ 10/ 25 2015 / 10/ 25 2016 / 10/ 25 AP P J
vFab ric Hyperic 4.5 and prior 2009 / 11/ 30 2012/ 11/ 30 2013/ 11/ 30 AP P
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vFab ric P ostgres 9 .2 2013/ 02/ 07 2016 / 02/ 07 2017/ 02/ 07 AP P 2014/ 09 / 01
vFab ric P ostgres 9 .3 2013/ 11/ 19 2016 / 11/ 19 2017/ 11/ 19 AP P 2014/ 09 / 01
vFab ric Rab b itMQ 3.0.x 2013/ 04/ 24 2015 / 10/ 25 2016 / 10/ 25 AP P J
vFab ric S QLFire 1.0 2011/ 12/ 13 2014/ 12/ 13 2015 / 12/ 13 AP P 2014/ 11/ 01 J
vFab ric S QLFire 1.1 2013/ 04/ 24 2016 / 01/ 15 2017/ 01/ 15 AP P 2014/ 11/ 01 J
vFab ric S uite 5 .3 2013/ 04/ 24 2016 / 01/ 15 2017/ 01/ 15 AP P 2014/ 09 / 01
vFab ric tc S erver 2.0 2010/ 04/ 01 2013/ 04/ 01 2014/ 04/ 01 AP P J
vFab ric tc S erver 2.1 2010/ 11/ 08 2013/ 11/ 08 2014/ 11/ 08 AP P J
vFab ric tc S erver 2.5 2011/ 04/ 30 2014/ 04/ 30 2015 / 04/ 30 AP P J
vFab ric tc S erver 2.9 2013/ 04/ 24 2016 / 12/ 31 2017/ 12/ 31 AP P A, B, J
vFab ric Web S erver 5 .2 2012/ 10/ 16 2014/ 09 / 14 2015 / 09 / 14 AP P 2015 / 03/ 01
vFab ric Web S erver 5 .3 2013/ 04/ 24 2014/ 10/ 24 2015 / 10/ 24 AP P 2015 / 03/ 01 J
2013/ 09 / 30
for View
View 4.x 2009 / 11/ 16 2014/ 11/ 16 2016 / 11/ 16 ED P
Enterprise
Edition
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vRealize Automation 6 .2.1, 6 .2.2, 6 .2.3, 6 .2.4 2014/ 12/ 09 2017/ 12/ 15 N/ A EAP A, H
vRealize Business Advanced 8.2 2014/ 12/ 09 2016 / 12/ 31 N/ A EAP 2016 / 03/ 01 A, D
vRealize Business Enterprise 8.2 2014/ 12/ 09 2017/ 12/ 31 N/ A EAP 2016 / 12/ 01 A, D
vRealize Business Enterprise 8.3 2016 / 06 / 16 2017/ 12/ 31 N/ A EAP 2016 / 12/ 01 A, D
vRealize Business Enterprise 8.4 2016 / 08/ 30 2017/ 12/ 31 N/ A EAP 2016 / 12/ 01 A, D
vRealize Business S tandard 6 .0 2014/ 12/ 09 2016 / 12/ 17 N/ A EAP 2016 / 03/ 01
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vS phere S torage Appliance 1.0 2011/ 08/ 24 2013/ 08/ 24 N/ A EAP 2014/ 04/ 01
EOS
Workstation 1.x Linux 19 9 9 / 05 / 05 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
Workstation 1.x Windows 19 9 9 / 10/ 07 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
Workstation 2.x 2000/ 03/ 03 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
Workstation 3.x 2001/ 11/ 05 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
Workstation 4.x 2003/ 04/ 07 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
EOS
Workstation 5 .x 2005 / 04/ 07 N/ A GS P Not availab le
Reached
Lifecycle Policies
APP: - Application P latform P olicy
EAP: - Enterprise Application P olicy
EDP: - Enterprise D esktop and Mob ility P olicy
EIP: - Enterprise Infrastructure P olicy
GSP: - General S upport P olicy
N/A: - No lifecycle policy applies
PDP: - P ersonal D esktop P olicy
VI3P: - VMware Infrastructure 3 P olicy
VMware Consolidated Backup 1.0 2006 / 06 / 15 2008/ 12/ 10 2011/ 12/ 10 2013/ 12/ 10
VMware Consolidated Backup 1.1 2007/ 12/ 10 2009 / 12/ 10 2012/ 12/ 10 2014/ 12/ 10
VMware Consolidated Backup 1.5 2008/ 07/ 25 2010/ 07/ 25 2013/ 07/ 25 2015 / 07/ 25
VMware vCenter S erver **, VMware Motion, VMware HA and Not covered
2004/ 03/ 31 EOS Reached S ee FAQs 2010/ 06 / 17
VMware D RS 1.0 b y VI3P
VMware vCenter S erver **, VMware Motion, VMware HA and Not covered
2004/ 08/ 06 EOS Reached S ee FAQs 2010/ 06 / 17
VMware D RS 1.1 b y VI3P
VMware vCenter S erver **, VMware Motion, VMware HA and Not covered
2005 / 09 / 22 EOS Reached S ee FAQs 2010/ 06 / 17
VMware D RS 1.3 b y VI3P
* Extended S upport will b e provided for 3 years following General S upport. New hardware platforms are no longer supported, new guest OS updates
may or may not b e applied, and b ug fixes are limited to critical issues. Critical b ugs are deviations from specified product functionality that cause data
corruption, data loss, system crash, or significant customer application down time and there is no work-around that can b e implemented.
** Formerly Virtual Center S erver
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