Broadcom Shuts Off Free Version Of VMware's ESXi Hypervisor
techradar pro, Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
Broadcom only wants paying ESXi customers
In the latest development following Broadcom's November 2023 acquisition of VMware, the company has decided to kill off the free version of VMware's ESXi hypervisor.
A knowledge base article posted by the company outlined the move, which comes alongside the termination of perpetual licensing, marking the Free ESXi Hypervisor as End Of General Availability (EOGA).
The announcement reads: 'VMware vSphere Hypervisor (free edition) is no longer available on the VMware website,' confirming that ESXi 7.x and 8.x are affected.