On June 25, 2014, VMware is announcing the End of Availability (EoA) of all SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) for VMware offerings. As a result, the SLES for VMware offering will be removed from the VMware price list on July 25, 2014. After July 25, 2014, customers that purchase VMware vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise, or vSphere Enterprise+ (either standalone or as part of a suite) will no longer be eligible to a free SLES for VMware offering.
All Support and Subscription Services for the EoA product will be unaffected and will continue as per VMware’s Support Lifecycle Policy through the published support period until August 25, 2016.
Customers are not required to take any immediate action. This notification in no ways impacts customer’s ability to use SLES for VMware past June 25, 2014. However, if customers want to take advantage of their eligibility to receive SLES for VMware, they must do so before July 25, 2014.
For any further inquiries, please contact VMware Support.
