z/VM End of Service Effective Dates


Updated: April 5, 2023

See how to Upgrade to a supported release of z/VM
See Withdrawal from Marketing for announced withdrawal dates for VM.
See IBM Software Support Lifecycle to view individual IBM software product dates

VM End of Service Effective Dates (mm/dd/yyyy)
z/VM Product Release EOS (mm/dd/yyyy) GA Date EOS Announced (mm/yyyy)
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 TBD
 
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 (Prior to this announcement EOS was 12/31/2016, or until the z9 EC and z9 BC were withdrawn from support, whichever was later.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

 
* 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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