VMmanager 5 KVM: Administrator guide

Support stages

Support of VMmanager 5 KVM includes three stages:

  • GA (General availability) — main support stage;
  • LTS (Long-term support) — limited support stage;
  • EOL (End-of-life) — support withdrawal stage.

The duration of each step is determined by VMmanager 5 KVM life cycle stages.

Stage

Software updates

Technical support

DocumentationStart

GA

  • Expansion of functionality
  • Fixing errors and vulnerabilities
Provided in fullProvided in full

Q2 2013

LTS
  • Modifications related to changes in legislation
  • Fixing critical errors and vulnerabilities, except those related to the use of unsupported versions of operating systems (OS). Read more about the supported OS in Hardware requirements.
  • Expansion of functionality is not provided
Consulting and technical support is provided within the current product functionalityProvided in fullQ2 2020
EOLNot providedNot providedProvided in full, no updates are released01/02/2023