z/VM End of Service Effective Dates
Updated: September 12, 2024
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| VM End of Service Effective Dates (mm/dd/yyyy) | ||||
| z/VM Product | Release | EOS (mm/dd/yyyy) | GA Date | EOS Announced (mm/yyyy or mm/dd/yyyy) |
| z/VM (5741-A09) |
V7.4.0 | TBD* | 09/20/2024 | TBD |
| z/VM (5741-A09) |
V7.3.0 | TBD* | 09/16/2022 | TBD |
| z/VM (5741-A09) |
V7.2.0 | 03/31/2025 | 09/18/2020 | 02/06/2024 |
| z/VM (5741-A09) |
V7.1.0 | 03/31/2023 | 09/21/2018 | 02/01/2022 |
| z/VM (5741-A07) |
V6.4.0 | 03/31/2021 | 11/11/2016 | 02/04/2020 |
| z/VM (5741-A07) |
V6.3.0 | 12/31/2017 | 07/26/2013 | 02/03/2015 |
| z/VM (5741-A07) |
V6.2.0 | 06/30/2017 | 12/02/2011 | Revised on February 2, 2016 |
| z/VM (5741-A07) |
V6.1.0 | 04/30/2013 | 10/23/2009 | 10/2009 in z/VM V6.1 announcement. |
| z/VM (5741-A05) |
V5.4.0 | 12/31/2017 (no longer tied to the EOS for the IBM z9) | 09/12/2008 | Revised on August 2, 2016. (Prior to this announcement EOS was 12/31/2016, or until the z9 EC and z9 BC were withdrawn from support, whichever was later. |
| z/VM (5741-A05) |
V5.3.0 | 09/30/2010 | 06/29/2007 | 02/06/2007 in z/VM V5.3 announce |
| z/VM (5741-A05) |
V5.2.0 | 04/30/2009 | 12/16/2005 | 07/2005 in z/VM V5.2 announce |
| z/VM (5741-A05) |
V5.1.0 | 09/30/2007 | 09/24/2004 | 04/2004 in z/VM V5.1 announce |
| z/VM (5739-A03) |
V4.4.0 | 09/30/2006 | 08/15/2003 |
Revised again in 2004. Revised 08/03. 05/03 in z/VM V4.4 announce (was 07/05) |
| z/VM (5739-A03) |
V4.3.0 | 05/31/2005 | 05/31/2002 |
Revised 08/03. Extended 05/03 with z/VM V4.4 announce (was 06/04) |
| z/VM (5739-A03) |
V4.2.0 | 12/31/2003 | 10/26/2001 | 10/2001 in z/VM V4.2 announce |
| z/VM (5739-A03) |
V4.1.0 | 06/30/2003 | 07/20/2001 | 07/2001 in z/VM V4.1 announce |
| z/VM (5654-A17) |
V3.1.0 | 12/31/2005 | 02/23/2001 | 08/2004 in 904-151 |
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* Not yet announced, plans subject to change. To understand the new z/VM release cadence see the z/VM continuous delivery presentation
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