The End of General Support for VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.x is January 16, 2022.

Note: Technical Guidance for VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4 is available until January 16, 2023 through the self-help portal. During the Technical Guidance phase, VMware will not offer new hardware support, server/client/guest OS updates, new Security patches or bug fixes unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit VMware Lifecycle Support Phases (https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle.html).

VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.x

While VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.x will continue to function past its End of General Support date, we encourage you to begin planning your transition to the next generation of the VMware NSX Data Center product, which is delivered as NSX-T Data Center. VMware NSX-T Data Center protects your existing investment and enables new business cases including the following:


• Container based networking and security for Kubernetes
• Networking and security for native Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure workloads
• Security for physical servers which are not virtualized
• Improved operations and analytics with NSX Intelligence
• New security features such as IDS/IPS and the NSX Advanced Threat Protection capabilities
• Advanced networking features such as VRFs, EVPN, and GENEVE
• Federation across multiple NSX deployments


General FAQs

Will VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.x continue to operate past the end of general support date?
Yes. The product continues to function. However, support, update releases, or patches are no longer available.

What is the migration path from VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.x to VMware NSX-T Data Center?
VMware has a variety of resources that will aid existing customers of NSX Data Center for vSphere in the transition to NSX-T Data Center. Please see the Migration Resource Center (https://www.vmware.com/products/nsx/migrate-to-nsx-t.html) for more information.

Is Extended Support for VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.x available for purchase?
Yes, Extended Support for NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.4 or later is available for purchase for up to one year beyond the End of General Support date. Visit VMware Extended Support (https://www.vmware.com/support/services/extended.html) for more information.

• VMware Lifecycle Product Matrix (https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/support/product-lifecycle-matrix.pdf)
• VMware Extended Support (https://www.vmware.com/support/services/extended.html)
• VMware NSX Migration Resource Center (https://www.vmware.com/products/nsx/migrate-to-nsx-t.html)