End of General Support for vSphere 7.0

Products

• VMware vSphere ESX 7.x
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on the End of General Support for vSphere 7.0, which includes vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.x and vCenter Server 7.x.

Product Version	General Availability (GA) Date	End of General Support (EoGS) Date
ESXi 7.x	April 2, 2020	October 2, 2025
vCenter 7.x	April 2, 2020	October 2, 2025
vSAN 7.x	April 2, 2020	October 2, 2025

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x

Resolution

The End of general support for vSphere 7.0 was October 2nd, 2025.

For policy related information related to service after end of support see the Broadcom Maintenance Policy Handbook. 

For more information on upgrade best practices and other details, refer to the links below:

Upgrade ESXi 7.x to 8.x or Install ESXi

Upgrade vCenter Server 7.0 to 8.0

 

Additional Information

Reminder: vSphere 7 to reach End of Service on Oct 2, 2025