VMware Site Recovery Manager allows you to automate orchestration of failover and failback to minimize downtime and improve availability of VMware hosted resources.
| Release | Released | General Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 4 months ago (11 Oct 2022) |
Ends
in 2 years and 8 months (11 Oct 2025)
|
8.6
(11 Oct 2022)
|
| 8.5 | 1 year and 4 months ago (05 Oct 2021) |
Ends
in 1 month and 2 weeks (01 Apr 2023)
|
8.5.0.6
(04 Oct 2022)
|
| 8.4 | 1 year and 11 months ago (09 Mar 2021) |
Ends
in 1 month and 2 weeks (01 Apr 2023)
|
8.4.0.5
(07 Apr 2022)
|
| 8.3 | 2 years and 10 months ago (01 Apr 2020) |
Ends
in 1 month and 2 weeks (01 Apr 2023)
|
8.3.1.6
(23 Jun 2022)
|
| 8.2 | 3 years and 9 months ago (09 May 2019) |
Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (15 Nov 2021)
|
8.2.1.2 |
| 8.1 | 4 years and 10 months ago (17 Apr 2018) |
Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (15 Nov 2021)
|
8.1.2.4 |
| 6.5 | 6 years ago (15 Nov 2016) |
Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (15 Nov 2021)
|
6.5.1.3 |
| 6.1 | 7 years and 11 months ago (12 Mar 2015) |
Ended
2 years and 11 months ago (12 Mar 2020)
|
6.1.2.2 |
| 6.0 | 7 years and 11 months ago (12 Mar 2015) |
Ended
2 years and 11 months ago (12 Mar 2020)
|
6.0.0.1 |
| 5.8 | 9 years ago (19 Sep 2013) |
Ended
4 years ago (19 Sep 2018)
|
5.8.1.1 |
| 5.5 | 9 years ago (19 Sep 2013) |
Ended
4 years ago (19 Sep 2018)
|
5.5.1.7 |
Since Site Recovery Manager 8.3 the product follows the Application Platform lifecycle policy, providing support for 4 years with 3 years of general support and an additional 1 year of technical guidance during which bug fixes and security updates are no longer provided.
General Support
The last date on which you can request support; the end of regular VMware maintenance updates and upgrades, bug and security fixes, and technical assistance as per the Support and Subscription Terms and Conditions.
Technical Guidance
The last date on which you can access support and workarounds for low-severity issues on supported configurations only. During the Technical Guidance phase, VMware does not offer new hardware support, server/client/guest OS updates, new security patches or bug fixes unless otherwise noted.
| Release | Technical Guidance Ends |
|---|---|
| 8.6 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| 8.5 | 01 Apr 2024 |
| 8.4 | 01 Apr 2024 |
| 8.3 | 01 Apr 2024 |
| 8.2 | 15 Nov 2023 |
| 8.1 | 15 Nov 2023 |
| 6.5 | 15 Nov 2023 |
| 6.1 | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 6.0 | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 5.8 | 19 Sep 2020 |
| 5.5 | 19 Sep 2020 |
More information is available on the VMware Site Recovery Manager website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
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This page was last updated on 30 January 2023.