IBM Product

z/VM

z/VM is an IBM product filed under Operating Systems. Lifecycle: versioned, 17 versions listed, latest 7.5.x (20 Sep 2024).

Releases and Lifecycle

Release and support dates as published by IBM; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

z/VM 17 versions

Version	Released	End of sale	End of standard support	End of extended support	Source
7.5.xOther (IBM policy code O)	20 Sep 2024	–	–	–	[1]
7.4.xOther (IBM policy code O)	20 Sep 2024	–	–	–	[1]
7.3.xOther (IBM policy code O)	16 Sep 2022	2 Mar 2026	30 Apr 2027	30 Sep 2030	[1]
7.2.xOther (IBM policy code O)	18 Sep 2020	4 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025	30 Sep 2028	[1]
7.1.xOther (IBM policy code O)	21 Sep 2018	7 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	30 Sep 2026	[1]
6.4.0Other (IBM policy code O)	11 Nov 2016	9 Mar 2020	31 Mar 2021	30 Sep 2024	[1]
6.3.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	26 Jul 2013	11 Nov 2016	31 Dec 2017	31 Dec 2019	[1]
6.2.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	2 Dec 2011	23 Jul 2013	30 Jun 2017	30 Jun 2019	[1]
6.1.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	23 Oct 2009	28 Nov 2011	30 Apr 2013	30 Apr 2015	[1]
5.4.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	12 Sep 2008	12 Mar 2012	31 Dec 2017	31 Dec 2019	[1]
5.3.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	29 Jun 2007	8 Sep 2008	30 Sep 2010	–	[1]
5.2.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	16 Dec 2005	15 Jun 2007	30 Apr 2009	–	[1]
5.1.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	24 Sep 2004	15 Jun 2007	30 Sep 2007	–	[1]
4.4.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	13 May 2003	31 Mar 2006	30 Sep 2006	–	[1]
4.3.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	31 May 2002	15 Aug 2003	31 May 2005	–	[1]
4.2.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	26 Oct 2001	31 May 2002	31 Dec 2003	–	[1]
4.1.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	20 Jul 2001	26 Oct 2001	30 Jun 2003	–	[1]

Standard. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least three years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least two further years for an extra charge. [6]
Other. Products listed as Other may not follow the two-to-five-year support period or offer support extensions; IBM details them in the Product Lifecycle comments and announcement letters. [6]

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