Basic 'Rules'
For any OSes/Hypervisors that are already EOL
- Will no longer be tested/supported from the first release after June 2018 (6 months from original proposal).
- Will be removed from codebase (mainly the database) in the first release after Sept 2018 (9 months from original proposal).
'End Of Support' dates and 'Removal from Code' dates for the remaining OSes/Hypervisors.
End Of Support for management server OSes and Hypervisor OSes will be the first release after the EOL date from the 'vendor', with code removal taking place in the first release which occurs after 6 months from 'vendor' EOL date.
Published Vendor EOL Dates
Hypervisors
XenServer | 'Vendor' EOL | CloudStack EOS | Removal from codebase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | Jun-18 | First release after June 2018 | First release after Nov 2018 |
| 6.5 | Jun-18 | First release after June 2018 | First release after Nov 2018 |
| 7.0 | May-21 | First release after May 2021 | First release after May 2021 |
| 7.1 LTSR | Aug-22 | ||
| 7.2 | Mar-18 | ||
| 8.2 LTSR | Jun-25 |
(https://www.citrix.co.uk/support/product-lifecycle/product-matrix.html)
KVM | 'Vendor' EOL | CloudStack EOS | Removal from codebase |
|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 6.x | May 10th, 2017 (full updates) November 30th 2020 (maintenance updates) | Removed after last 4.13 release | |
| CentOS 7.x | Q4 2020 (full updates) June 30, 2024 (maintenance updates) | ||
| RHEL 6.x | May 10, 2017 (End of Maintenance Support 1) November 30th 2020 (Product retirement) | Removed after last 4.13 release | |
| RHEL 7.x | Q4 of 2020 (End of Maintenance Support 1) June 30, 2024 (Product retirement) | ||
| Ubuntu 12.04 | Q2 2017 | First release after June 2018 | 4.12.0.0+ |
| Ubuntu 14.04 | Q2 2019 | First release after Feb 2019 | 4.12.0.0+ |
| Ubuntu 16.04 | Q2 2021 | First release after April 2021 | |
| Ubuntu 18.04 | Q2 2023 | ||
| Ubuntu 20.04 | Q2 2025 |
https://wiki.centos.org/About/Product
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata#Life_Cycle_Dates
https://www.ubuntu.com/info/release-end-of-life
vSphere | 'Vendor' EOL | CloudStack EOS | Removal from codebase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.x | |||
5.0 | Aug-2016 | First release after June 2018 | First release after Nov 2018 |
| 5.1 | Aug-2016 | First release after June 2018 | First release after Nov 2018 |
| 5.5 | Sept-2018 | First release after Feb 2019 | First release after July 2019 |
| 6.0 | 2020 | Not supported in 4.15 & onwards | |
| 6.5 | Oct-2022 | ||
| 6.7 | Oct-2022 | ||
| 7.0 | 2025 |
Hyper-V | 'Vendor' EOL | CloudStack EOS | Removal from codebase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Sept-2018 (Mainstream) | ||
| Windows Server 2016 | Oct-2026 (Mainstream) |
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search
Oracle VM (OVM) | 'Vendor' EOL | CloudStack EOS | Removal from codebase |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM 2 | Nov 2015 | First release after June 2018 | First release after Nov 2018 |
| VM3 (experiential) | Aug 2019 |
http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf
Management Server OS
| 'Vendor' EOL | CloudStack | Removal from codebase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 6.x | May 10th, 2017 (full updates) November 30th 2020 (maintenance updates) | TBD: First release after June 2019 | |
| CentOS 7.x | Q4 2020 (full updates) June 30, 2024 (maintenance updates) | ||
| RHEL 6.x | May 10, 2017 (End of Maintenance Support 1) November 30th 2020 (Product retirement) | TBD: First release after June 2019 | |
| RHEL 7.x | Q4 of 2020 (End of Maintenance Support 1) June 30, 2024 (Product retirement) | ||
| Ubuntu 12.04 | Q2 2017 | First release after June 2018 | 4.12.0.0+ |
| Ubuntu 14.04 | Q2 2019 | First release after Feb 2019 | 4.12.0.0+ |
| Ubuntu 16.04 | Q2 2021 | ||
| Ubuntu 18.04 | Q2 2023 | ||
| Ubuntu 20.04 | Q2 2025 |
https://wiki.centos.org/About/Product
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata#Life_Cycle_Dates
https://www.ubuntu.com/info/release-end-of-life
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