VMware Versioning Policy
A VMware product version has three numbers in the format x.y.z.
The number in the "x" position identifies a major release. The number in the "y" position identifies a minor release or product update. The "z" position indicates a maintenance release.
Supported Versions of VMware Products
As a general policy, VMware supports each major version of our products from the time it is released until 18 months after the next major version becomes available. For more details, see the End of Support Policy.
Note: Documentation and the last release of software for unsupported versions of VMware products remain available on the VMware Web site. However, we do not accept SRs for unsupported products.