This article provides details regarding lifecycle events for VMware Avi Load Balancer (formerly VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer). The article will be regularly updated with the following information:
1. VMware Avi Load Balancer release announcements
For every new Avi release that is generally available, this article will be updated with the release information.
2. VMware Avi Load Balancer end of support notifications
For every Avi release train that reaches End of General Support (EoGS), this article will be updated with the information.
Avi lifecycle information is published at https://lifecycle.vmware.com under "NSX Advanced Load Balancer".
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VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer is now known as VMware Avi Load Balancer.
The product name change is being introduced in the Avi Controller UI, CLI, API, and product documentation from 30.2.1.
This change has no impact to the functionality of the product or changes to the API that impacts compatibility with previous releases.
Software Recommendation for Avi Load Balancer
The current recommended release is 22.1.6.Customers are highly recommended to deploy or upgrade to this release. The latest feature release is 30.2.1. Customers requiring features available in this release should upgrade to this release. Refer to the Avi Load Balancer Software release notes for the release before deploying or upgrading.
Note: Release notes for Avi Load Balancer 30.2.x releases are available at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Avi-Load-Balancer/30.2/Release-Notes/GUID-F6B8EE61-0087-4ED1-8200-761E5F5D496F.html
VMware Avi Load Balancer 30.2.1 is Generally Available
GA Date: 7 May 2024
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for Avi Load Balancer 30.2.1. The release notes are available at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Avi-Load-Balancer/30.2/Release-Notes/GUID-DDBAB854-D5EA-453F-9827-F1EF13E472ED.html
Note: Release notes for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 30.1.x releases are available at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Advanced-Load-Balancer/30.1/Release-Notes/GUID-F6B8EE61-0087-4ED1-8200-761E5F5D496F.html
VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 30.1.2 is Generally Available
GA Date: 12 December 2023
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 30.1.2. The release notes are available at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Advanced-Load-Balancer/30.1/Release-Notes/GUID-802C2D9A-8848-4C9A-8247-F6D2B22AB042.html
VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 30.1.1 is Generally Available
GA Date: 26 August 2023
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 30.1.1. The release notes are available at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Advanced-Load-Balancer/30.1/Release-Notes/GUID-F6B8EE61-0087-4ED1-8200-761E5F5D496F.html
Note: Release notes for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 22.1.x releases are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/22.1/release-notes/
VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 22.1.6 is Generally Available
GA Date: 28 February 2024
VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 22.1.5 is Generally Available
GA Date: 11 October 2023
VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 22.1.4 is Generally Available
GA Date: 23 June 2023
GA Date: 29 September 2022
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 22.1.2. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/22.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2212
VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) 22.1.1 is Generally Available
GA Date: 15 July 2022
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 22.1.1. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/22.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2211
GA Date: 24 November 2022
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 21.1.6. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/21.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2116
GA Date: 11 August 2022
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 21.1.5. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/21.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2115
GA Date: 7 April 2022
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 21.1.4. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/21.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2114
GA Date: 21 December 2021
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 21.1.3. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/21.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2113
GA Date: 14 October 2021
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 21.1.2. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/21.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2112
GA Date: 12 August 2021
VMware announces General Availability (GA) for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) release 21.1.1. The release notes are available at https://avinetworks.com/docs/21.1/release-notes/#whats-new-in-2111