vmware srm end of life dates — full support timeline
13 of 15 tracked vmware srm releases have already reached end of life. The dates below are published support dates, not estimates.
Version support timeline
| Release | Released | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 2026-05-12 | 2028-08-12 | 9.1.0.0 | supported |
| 9.0 | 2024-03-19 | 2027-09-17 | 9.0.5.1 | supported |
| 8.8 | 2023-09-21 | 2025-10-11 | 8.8.0.3 | ended |
| 8.7 | 2023-04-18 | 2025-10-11 | 8.7.0.4 | ended |
| 8.6 | 2022-10-11 | 2025-10-11 | 8.6.0.2 | ended |
| 8.5 | 2021-10-05 | 2023-04-01 | 8.5.0.8 | ended |
| 8.4 | 2021-03-09 | 2023-04-01 | 8.4.0.5 | ended |
| 8.3 | 2020-04-01 | 2023-04-01 | 8.3.1.6 | ended |
| 8.2 | 2019-05-09 | 2021-11-15 | 8.2.1.2 | ended |
| 8.1 | 2018-04-17 | 2021-11-15 | 8.1.2.4 | ended |
| 6.5 | 2016-11-15 | 2021-11-15 | 6.5.1.3 | ended |
| 6.1 | 2015-03-12 | 2020-03-12 | 6.1.2.2 | ended |
| 6.0 | 2015-03-12 | 2020-03-12 | 6.0.0.1 | ended |
| 5.8 | 2013-09-19 | 2018-09-19 | 5.8.1.1 | ended |
| 5.5 | 2013-09-19 | 2018-09-19 | 5.5.1.7 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported vmware srm release. After end of life a version stops receiving security patches, which typically becomes an audit or compliance finding before it becomes an outage. Upgrading to a supported release is the migration path; the table above shows which releases still qualify.
Source
These dates are maintained by endoflife.date/vmware-srm, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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