End of Support Life announcements for vSphere Replication

Products

• VMware Live Recovery

Issue/Introduction

The follow article provides information on End of Support Life for specific VMware vSphere Replication versions.

Environment

• VMware vSphere Replication 6.5
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.1
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.2
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.3
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.4
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.5
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.6
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.7
• VMware vSphere Replication 8.8

Resolution

Please check the Broadcom Product Lifecycle Matrix to get the latest information about end of general support & technical guidance phases. vSphere Replication isn't listed as a separate product in the product lifecycle as its considered to be integrated into vLR (VMware Live Recovery) and thus will follow the same EOS timelines as vLR does. 

 

VMware vSphere Replication 8.6, 8.7 & 8.8 will be EOS by 11th Oct 2025

 To maintain your full level of Support and Subscription Services, VMware recommends upgrading to a supported version of vSphere Replication

 Upgrading vSphere Replication

 “Maintenance Release” or “Update” means a generally available release of the Software that typically provides maintenance corrections only or high severity bug fixes, designated by means of a change in the digit to the right of the second decimal point (e.g. Software 5.0 >>Software 5.0.1), or for certain Software by a change in the digit of the Update number (e.g., Software 5.0 Update 1)

 “Major Release” also known as an “Upgrade” means a generally available release of the Software that: (i) contains functional enhancements and extensions; (ii) fixes for high severity and high priority bugs; and (iii) is designated by VMware by a change in the digit to the left of the first decimal point (e.g., Software 5.0 >> Software 6.0)

 NOTE: Raising a Severity-1 ticket for a product under Technical Guidance phase is NOT supported. Clients within Technical Guidance are allowed to raise a low-severity case (severity 2, 3, and 4), however standard SLA's may not apply.