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will continue to operate as usual. VMware vsphere licenses are perpetual and do not expire.
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General Support Phase
The General Support phase begins on the date of general availability of a Major Release (“GA”) and lasts for a fixed duration. During the General Support phase, for customers who have purchased VMware support, VMware offers maintenance updates and upgrades, bug and security fixes, and technical assistance as per the Support and Subscription Terms and Conditions.
Technical Guidance Phase
Technical Guidance, if available, is provided from the end of the General Support phase and lasts for a fixed duration. Support Services available are reduced where products are in the Technical Guidance Phase. Customers are encouraged to use the Self-Help portal as priority. If required, customers can open a support request online via their Customer Connect portal to receive support and workarounds for low-severity issues on supported configurations only.
During the Technical Guidance phase, VMware does not offer new hardware support, server/client/guest OS updates, new security patches or bug fixes unless otherwise noted. This phase is intended for usage by customers operating in stable environments with systems that are operating under reasonably stable loads. (See Lifecycle Support Summary Table)
If you are comfortable with version 6.7 you can wait until 2023 to upgrade to the version of your choice.You must verify the existing Hardware to validate the possibility of upgrading, for which you must have active your subscription contract or purchase new licenses in the version of your choice (7 or 8).
links:
https://www.vmware.com/support/lifecycle-policies.html
https://lifecycle.vmware.com/#/