Thunder ADC for Bare Metal
Thunder ADC for Bare Metal is the bare metal form factor of A10 Networks' Thunder ADC application delivery controller, listed alongside hardware, virtual, cloud and container deployments. Thunder ADC provides full-proxy Layer 4-7 load balancing, global server load balancing, SSL/TLS offload, caching and TCP optimization. It also includes security functions such as DDoS protection and a web application firewall, and can use FlexPool license portability.
Thunder ADC for Bare Metal is an A10 Networks product filed under Load Balancing Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 15 versions listed, latest ACOS 6.0.x.
Source: A10 Thunder ADC: Application Delivery & Load Balancing, retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Releases and Lifecycle
All A10 Networks productsRelease and support dates as published by A10 Networks; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
Thunder ADC for Bare Metal 15 versions
Dates are per ACOS release, the operating software of the Thunder and vThunder products.
| Version | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACOS 6.0.xACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 5.2.1ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 5.1ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 5.0ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 5.0.x TPSACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 4.1.4ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 4.1.2ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 4.1.1ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 4.1.0ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 3.2.5 TPSACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 3.1.x, 3.2.0 and 3.2.4 TPSACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 3.0.x TPSACOS software release end-of-support schedule | – | [1] | |
| ACOS 2.8.2ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 2.7.2ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | [1] | ||
| ACOS 2.7.1-GR1ACOS software release end-of-support schedule | – | [1] |
Lifecycle Policy
- ACOS software release end-of-support schedule. A10 publishes a planned End of Patch date and an End of Support date for each ACOS release. [1]
Sources 1
- End of Life: Software retrieved 2026-10-14