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.
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 | ||
| 7.1 LTSR | Aug-22 | ||
| 7.2 | Mar-18 |
(https://www.citrix.co.uk/support/product-lifecycle/product-matrix.html)
KVM | 'Vendor' EOL | CloudStack EOS | Removal from codebase |
|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 6.x | November 30th 2020 | ||
| CentOS 7.x | June 30, 2024 | ||
| RHEL 6.x | November 30th 2020 (Product retirement) | ||
| RHEL 7.x | June 30, 2024 (Product retirement) | ||
| Ubuntu 12.04 | Q2 2017 | First release after June 2018 | First release after Nov 2018 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 | Q2 2019 | ||
| Ubuntu 16.04 | Q2 2021 | ||
| Ubuntu 18.04 | Q2 2023 (to be released in April 2018) |
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 | ||
| 6.0 | 2020 | ||
| 6.5 | 2021 |
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 | November 30th, 2020 | ||
| CentOS 7.x | June 30, 2024 | ||
| RHEL 6.x | November 30th, 2020 (Product retirement) | ||
| RHEL 7.x | June 30, 2024 (Product retirement) | ||
| Ubuntu 12.04 | Q2 2017 | ||
| Ubuntu 14.04 | Q2 2019 | ||
| Ubuntu 16.04 | Q2 2021 | ||
| Ubuntu 18.04 | Q2 2023 |
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
Overview
Content Tools
Apps