Product Support Lifecycle
Lifecycle Dates by Product

SUSE products are supported for up to thirteen years. Verify key lifecycle dates for your product in the table below.

If you would like to learn about a specific product, please view our product support lifecycle policies including products on the public cloud.

  Product Release General Support Ends LTSS Ends Current Version
  Harvester 26 Oct 2024 Not Applicable Harvester 1.2.x | View Support Matrix
 
Version GA End of Life
1.2.1 - Stable 26 Oct 2023 26 Oct 2024
1.2.0  08 Sep 2023 26 Oct 2024
1.1.3 - Latest 21 Dec 2023 01 Jun 2024
1.1.2 - Stable 25 Apr 2023 01 Jun 2024
1.1.1 01 Dec 2022 01 Jun 2024
1.1.0 25 Oct 2022 01 Jun 2024
1.0.0 21 Dec 2021 21 Dec 2022

Please ensure you do not upgrade your production cluster to anything other than a listed Stable version. Use Latest versions for test purposes only.

  Longhorn 13 May 2024 Not Applicable Longhorn 1.4 | View Support Matrix
 
Version GA End of Life
1.6 - Latest 01 Feb 2024 01 Aug 2025
1.5 - Stable 07 Jul 2023   17 Nov 2024
1.4 - Stable 30 Dec 2022 13 Mar 2024
1.3 15 Jun 2022 11 Aug 2023
1.2 01 Sep 2021 17 Dec 2022
1.1 08 Dec 2020 07 Jul 2022

Please ensure you do not upgrade your production cluster to anything other than a listed Stable version. Use Latest versions for test purposes only.

The above stable major versions contain minor versions that have varying levels of stability. Please see the Longhorn Releases page to determine release version stability before upgrading.

  NeuVector 1 Feb 2026 Not Applicable NeuVector 5.3.x
 

Version

GA

End Of Life

5.3.x February 1, 2024 February 1, 2026

5.2.x

July 7, 2023

July 6, 2025

5.1.x

December 16, 2022

December 15, 2024

5.0.x

May 17, 2022

May 17, 2024

4.4.x

December 2021

December 31, 2023

4.3.x

July 2021

July 30, 2023

4.2.x and earlier

March 2021 (last)

May 2022

Support Policy: A minimum of 2 years from date of release of major (e.g. 5.0) or minor versions (e.g. 5.1). If releases occur less frequently than every 18 months for major releases, or 12 months for minor releases, the support timeframe may be extended beyond 2 years at the discretion of SUSE. Critical bug fixes and security patches are back ported to previous releases (which are still supported) by customer request.

End of Life (EOL): Once a product release reaches its End of Life date, the customer may continue to use the product within the terms of product licensing agreement. However, no further code-level maintenance will be provided.

  SUSE Rancher Prime 22 Jul 2025 Not Applicable Rancher 2.8 | View Support Matrices
 
Version GA* EOM** EOL***
2.8.x 22 Jan 2024 22 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2025
2.7.x 16 Nov 2022 15 May 2024 18 Nov 2024
2.6.x 31 Aug 2021 01 Mar 2023 30 Apr 2024
2.5.x 06 Oct 2020 05 Jan 2022 31 Jan 2023
2.4.x 30 Mar 2020 30 Jul 2021 31 Mar 2022
2.3.x 08 Oct 2019 07 Oct 2020 07 Apr 2021
2.2.x 16 Apr 2019 15 Apr 2020 15 Oct 2020
2.1.x 19 Oct 2018 19 Oct 2019 19 Apr 2020
2.0.x 01 May 2018 01 May 2019 01 Nov 2019
1.6.x 08 Jun 2017 31 Dec 2019 30 Jun 2020

 

Phases Description
*GA to EOM

Upon the General Availability date, products are supported and maintained until the End of Maintenance date.

  • Applying configuration changes
  • Upgrade recommendation to an existing newer version of product
  • Code-level maintenance in the form of Software updates; typically, results in a maintenance release, which is a newer version of product that was not existing at the time the issue was encountered
**EOM to EOL 

After a product release reaches its End of Maintenance date, no further code-level maintenance will be provided, except for critical security- related fixes on a per-request basis.

After the EOM date, Software will continue to be supported until it reaches its End of Life date, in the form of:

  • General troubleshooting of a specific issue to isolate potential causes
  • Upgrade recommendation to an existing newer version of product
  • Issue resolution limited to applying configuration changes and/or an upgrade recommendation to an existing newer version of product
***EOL 

Once a product release reaches its End of Life date, the customer may continue to use the product within the terms of product licensing agreement.

Support Plans from SUSE Rancher do not apply to product releases past their EOL date.

 

  RKE 28 Jun 2024 Not Applicable RKE 1.27 | View Support Matrix
 
Version GA EOL
1.27 13 Feb 2024 28 Jun 2024
1.26 29 Jun 2023 28 Feb 2024
1.25 11 Apr 2023 28 Oct 2023
1.24 18 Aug 2022 28 July 2023
1.23 31 Mar 2022 28 Feb 2023

RKE follows the upstream Kubernetes end of life schedule. These EOL dates may be subject to change.

  RKE2 28 Feb 2025 Not Applicable RKE2 1.29 | View Support Matrix
 
Version GA EOM EOL
1.29 13 Jan 2024 28 Dec 2024 28 Feb 2025
1.28 8 Sept 2023 28 Aug 2024 28 Oct 2024
1.27 11 May 2023 28 Apr 2024 28 Jun 2024
1.26 10 Jan 2023 28 Dec 2023 28 Feb 2024
1.25 14 Sept 2022 28 Aug 2023 28 Oct 2023
1.24 13 Jun 2022 28 May 2023 28 July 2023
1.23 05 Jan 2022 28 Dec 2022 28 Feb 2023
  k3s 28 Feb 2025 Not Applicable k3s 1.29 | View Support Matrix
 
Version GA EOM EOL
1.29 13 Jan 2024 28 Dec 2024 28 Feb 2025
1.28 8 Sept 2023 28 Aug 2024 28 Oct 2024
1.27 11 May 2023 28 Apr 2024 28 Jun 2024
1.26 11 Jan 2023 28 Dec 2023 28 Feb 2024
1.25 12 Sept 2022 28 Aug 2023 28 Oct 2023
1.24 11 Jun 2022 28 May 2023 28 July 2023
1.23 05 Jan 2022 28 Dec 2022 28 Feb 2023
  Subscription Management Tool 11 31 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2022 Subscription Management Tool 11 SP3
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
Subscription Management Tool 11 24 Mar 2009 31 Dec 2010
Subscription Management Tool 11 SP1 02 Jun 2010 31 Aug 2012
Subscription Management Tool 11 SP2 29 Feb 2012 31 Jan 2014
Subscription Management Tool 11 SP3 01 Jul 2013 31 Mar 2019
  SUSE CaaS Platform 1 16 Nov 2017 Not Applicable SUSE CaaS Platform 4.2
  SUSE CaaS Platform 2 31 Jul 2018 Not Applicable SUSE CaaS Platform 4.2
  SUSE CaaS Platform 3 31 Mar 2020 Not Applicable SUSE CaaS Platform 4.2
  SUSE CaaS Platform 4 TBD Not Applicable SUSE CaaS Platform 4.2
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 13 Sep 2019 14 Mar 2020
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.1 14 Jan 2020 06 Jul 2020
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.2 06 May 2020 07 Dec 2020*
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.5 07 Sep 2020 31 May 2021

 

*Users of SAP Data Intelligence: for extended support information, contact your account team.

  SUSE Cloud Application Platform 1 31 May 2021 Not Applicable SUSE Cloud Application Platform 2
  SUSE Cloud Application Platform 2 31 May 2022 Not Applicable SUSE Cloud Application Platform 2
  SUSE Enterprise Storage 2.1 1 Mar 2017 Not Applicable SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
  SUSE Enterprise Storage 3 31 Mar 2018 Not Applicable SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
  SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 30 Sep 2019 Not Applicable SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
  SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 and 5.5 31 Jan 2021 Not Applicable SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
 

SUSE Enterprise Storage 5.5 is a maintenance update of SUSE Enterprise Storage 5. The currently supported version is 5.5.

  SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 30 May 2022 Not Applicable SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
 

As an accommodation for customers wanting to upgrade directly to the upcoming refresh of SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 and thus avoid one intermediate update, the SES 6 lifecycle is extended to the 30th of May, 2022. We currently anticipate that release to be on March 15th. Should the date of the release be delayed, the 2 months grace period automatically adjusts. An earlier release will not move the grace period date.

  SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 31 Jan 2023 Not Applicable SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
  SUSE Liberty Linux TBD Not Applicable SUSE Liberty Linux
 

SUSE Liberty Linux subscriptions include SUSE Linux Enterprise Server support for the term of the subscription and support for certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux currently in Red Hat Production Phase until product end of life per official policies posted by Red Hat.

SUSE Liberty Linux replaces SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support and provides all the underlying deliverables.

For support lifecycle for SUSE Linux Enterprise platform products refer to https://www.suse.com/support/policy.html and the lifecycle information for the respective SUSE Linux Enterprise Server release.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release General Ends LTSS Ends
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 30 Nov 2020 30 Jun 2024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 30 Jun 2024 30 Jun 2028
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 31 May 2029 TBD
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 31 May 2032 TBD

 

Supported versions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8 and 9.
For each major version, only the latest minor release is fully supported.

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 31 Mar 2016 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 24 Mar 2009 31 Dec 2010
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 02 Jun 2010 31 Aug 2012
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 29 Feb 2012 31 Jan 2014
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 01 Jul 2013 31 Jan 2016
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 15 Jul 2015 31 Mar 2016
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 31 Dec 2019 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 27 Oct 2014 30 June 2016
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 15 Dec 2015 31 May 2017
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 08 Nov 2016 31 Mar 2018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2019
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 31 Jul 2028 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 16 Jul 2018 31 Dec 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 31 Jan 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Dec 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 31 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2022 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 24 Mar 2009 31 Dec 2010
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1 02 Jun 2010 31 Aug 2012
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 29 Feb 2012 31 Jan 2014
GEO Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 29 Feb 2012 31 Jan 2014
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3 01 Jul 2013 31 Jan 2016
GEO Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3 01 Jul 2013 31 Jan 2016
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP4 15 Jul 2015 31 Mar 2019
GEO Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP4 15 Jul 2015 31 Mar 2019

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 27 Oct 2014 30 June 2016 01 July 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP1 15 Dec 2015 31 May 2017 31 May 2020
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2 08 Nov 2016 31 Mar 2018 31 Mar 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 30 Jun 2020 30 Jun 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 16 Jul 2018 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 31 Jan 2021

31 Jan 2024

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2026
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 20 June 2023 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031
  SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 12 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027 SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 30 Jun 2020 30 Jun 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 12 SP5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC with Extended Service Pack Overlap Support (ESPOS):

Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends ESPOS Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2020 30 Jun 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 30 Jun 2020 30 Jun 2021 30 Jun 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 12 SP5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2024 N/A 31 Oct 2027

 

 

  SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031 SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 16 Jul 2018 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 31 Jan 2021 31 Jan 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2026
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP5 20 June 2023 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC with Extended Service Pack Overlap Support (ESPOS):

Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends ESPOS Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 16 Jul 2018 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 31 Jan 2021 31 Jan 2022 31 Jan 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2023 TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 6 months after SLES 15 SP5 release 12 months after General Support 15 SP4 ends TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 SP5 20 June 2023 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release TBD  
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release TBD  
SUSE Linux Enterprise HPC ESPOS 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031  
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 31 Oct 2027 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 30 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 26 Oct 2021 31 Oct 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 14 Apr 2022 30 Apr 2026
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 25 Oct 2022 30 Oct 2026
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 20 Apr 2023 30 Apr 2027
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 12 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2027
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 10 31 Jul 2013 31 Jul 2016 SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
 

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2022 SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
 
Admin Server, Branch Server FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 13 Aug 2009 31 Mar 2016 Not Applicable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP1 02 Jun 2010 31 Aug 2012 Not Applicable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2 26 Mar 2012 31 Mar 2014 Not Applicable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 23 Sep 2013 31 Jan 2016 31 Mar 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 on SLES 11 SP4 15 Jul 2015 31 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2022

 

Clients FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 13 Aug 2009 31 Mar 2016 Not Applicable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP1 02 Jun 2010 31 Aug 2012 Not Applicable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2 26 Mar 2012 31 Mar 2014 Not Applicable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 23 Sep 2013 31 Mar 2022 Not Applicable
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 12 Clients 31 Mar 2025 Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
 

 

Product Release FCS HW enablement until General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 12 SP2 16 Dec 2016 30 Sep 2017 31 Mar 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 31 Dec 2018 31 Mar 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 31 Mar 2023 31 Mar 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 12 SP5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024


SLES 12 SP2 based SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Clients can be built using the SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 component.
SLES 12 SP3 based SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Clients can be built using the SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 component as well as the SUSE Manager for Retail build server.
SLES 12 SP3 based SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Clients built with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 component need to be re-built with the SUSE Manager for Retail build server latest by 31st March 2022.

  SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 15 Clients TBD Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
 
Product Release FCS General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Jul 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2028
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 15 SP5 20 Jun 2023 6 months after the release of 15 SP6

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Clients can be built using the SUSE Manager for Retail build server.

  SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 31 Mar 2019 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP1 30 Aug 2010 31 Aug 2012
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP2 10 Aug 2012 31 Jan 2014
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP3 20 Aug 2013 31 Jan 2016
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP4 7 Aug 2015 31 Mar 2019
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 31 Oct 2024 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12 SP1 08 Mar 2016 31 May 2017
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP2 15 Feb 2017 31 Jan 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP3 31 Jul 2018 30 Jun 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP4 31 Jul 2019 31 Jul 2020
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 31 Jan 2020 31 Oct 2024
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 31 Jul 2028 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 30 Apr 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 16 Oct 2020 30 Apr 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 22 Oct 2021 31 May 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 16 Nov 2022 31 Dec 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 20 June 2023 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 31 Jul 2013 31 Jul 2016 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 17 Jul 2006 31 Dec 2007 N/A
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 18 Jun 2007 30 Nov 2008 Dec 2010
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 19 May 2008 11 Apr 2010 10 Apr 2013
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 12 Oct 2009 11 Oct 2011 31 Oct 2014
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 12 Apr 2011 31 Jul 2013 30 Jul 2016

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 31 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2022 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 24 Mar 2009 31 Dec 2010 N/A
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 02 Jun 2010 31 Aug 2012 30 Aug 2015
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 29 Feb 2012 31 Jan 2014 30 Jan 2017
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 01 Jul 2013 31 Jan 2016 30 Jan 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 15 Jul 2015 31 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2022
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 27 Oct 2014 30 June 2016 01 July 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 15 Dec 2015 31 May 2017 31 May 2020
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 08 Nov 2016 31 Mar 2018 31 Mar 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 30 Jun 2020 30 Jun 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Modules


SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Modules are sets of packages grouped into their own repository and updated independently of service pack lifecycles. The lifecycle for each module is different. More on Modules.

 

Module Name Update Cadence Overlap Support
Web and Scripting Module Every ~18 months Yes (18 months)
Legacy Module None No
Public Cloud Module Frequent releases Yes (6 months)
Toolchain Module Every 12 months Yes (6 months)
Certifications Module Certification dependent TBD
Containers Module Frequent releases No
Advanced Systems Management Module Frequent releases Yes (for major versions, 6 months)


SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Modules - Lifecycle Details

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 16 Jul 2018 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 31 Jan 2021 31 Jan 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2026
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 20 June 2023 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Modules

Starting with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, products consist of a set of modules. Modules allow you to customize the SLE product as per your needs.  You can choose from generic modules that are available for all products or product-specific modules.  Modules are based on service packs, so they get refreshed each year with the release of a new service pack.

More information can be found at https://documentation.suse.com/sles/html/SLES-all/article-modules.html

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  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 31 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2022 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date ESPOS* Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 11 May 2010 31 Aug 2012 N/A
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 04 Feb 2011 31 Dec 2013 N/A
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 15 Jun 2012 30 Apr 2015 30 Apr 2017
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 17 Oct 2013 31 Jan 2017 31 Jan 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 30 Jul 2015 31 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2022


*ESPOS - Extended Service Pack Overlap Support

  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Support Ends ESPOS* Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 04 May 2015 31 Aug 2016 31 Aug 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 15 Feb 2016 31 May 2017 31 May 2020
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 08 Nov 2016 31 Mar 2018 31 Mar 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 30 Jun 2020 30 Jun 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2024/31 Oct 2027**

*ESPOS - Extended Service Pack Overlap Support
**SP5 is the last Service Pack for this code stream, LTSS ends on 31 Oct 2027.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications includes Extended Service Pack Overlay Support (ESPOS). This provides an additional 3 years of support for each SP following the end of general support. Combined with the standard 6 months overlay, it offers a total of 3.5 years of overlay support after the launch of the next Service Pack.

The last service pack of a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications major release has a separate lifecycle without ESPOS as there is no overlap with the next service pack. Customers have the option to receive an extended 3 years of support for this final service pack through Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS), which is available at an additional cost.
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  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
 
Service Pack Release FCS Date General Support Ends ESPOS* Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 16 Jul 2018 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 31 Jan 2021 31 Jan 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2024
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2026
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 20 June 2023 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028 31 Jul 2031


*ESPOS - Extended Service Pack Overlap Support

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications includes Extended Service Pack Overlay Support (ESPOS). This provides an additional 3 years of support for each SP following the end of general support. Combined with the standard 6 months overlay, it offers a total of 3.5 years of overlay support after the launch of the next Service Pack.

The last service pack of a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications major release has a separate lifecycle without ESPOS as there is no overlap with the next service pack. Customers have the option to receive an extended 3 years of support for this final service pack through Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS), which is available at an additional cost.
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  SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack 2.5 31 Mar 2024 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack 2.5
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 31 Oct 2024 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
 

 

Service Pack Release FCS Date General Support Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 27 Oct 2014 30 June 2016
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 15 Dec 2015 31 May 2017
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 08 Nov 2016 31 Mar 2018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 12 Dec 2018 30 Jun 2020
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2024
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 31 Jul 2028 Not Applicable SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
 

 

Service Pack Release FCS Date General Support Ends
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 16 Jul 2018 31 Dec 2019
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 24 Jun 2019 31 Jan 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 21 Jul 2020 31 Dec 2021
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3 22 Jun 2021 31 Dec 2022
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 21 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 6 months after SLES 15 SP6 release TBD
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 mid-2024 6 months after SLES 15 SP7 release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 mid-2025 31 Jul 2028
  SUSE Manager 1.7 Server 30 Jun 2015 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
  SUSE Manager 2.1 Server 30 Apr 2017 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager 4.1 Server

  SUSE Manager 3 Server 31 Oct 2018 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Manager Proxy follows the same lifecycle as SUSE Manager Server.

Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Packs

SUSE Manager 3.0 Server and SUSE Manager 3.0 Proxy are installed on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3. For new installations it is strongly recommended to use SUSE Manager 3.2 instead. Existing installations are only supported if they have been updated to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3.

  SUSE Manager 3.1 Server 30 Jun 2019 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Manager Proxy follows the same lifecycle as SUSE Manager Server.

Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Packs

SUSE Manager 3.1 Server and SUSE Manager 3.1 Proxy are installed on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12. The base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis. Please refer to the latest release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

SUSE Manager 4.1 Server

  SUSE Manager 3.2 Server 30 Sep 2020 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Manager Proxy follows the same lifecycle as SUSE Manager Server.

Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Packs

SUSE Manager 3.2 Server and SUSE Manager 3.2 Proxy are installed on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12. The base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis. Please refer to the latest release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

SUSE Manager 4.1 Server

  SUSE Manager 4.0 Server 30 Jun 2021 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Manager Proxy follows the same lifecycle as SUSE Manager Server.

Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Packs

SUSE Manager 4.0 Server and SUSE Manager 4.0 Proxy are installed with the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 installer. Unless stated otherwise in the SUSE Manager release notes, the base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis. Please refer to the latest release notes release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

  SUSE Manager 4.1 Server 31 Oct 2022 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Manager Proxy follows the same lifecycle as SUSE Manager Server.

Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Packs

SUSE Manager 4.1 Server and SUSE Manager 4.1 Proxy are installed with the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2 installer. Unless stated otherwise in the SUSE Manager release notes, the base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis. Please refer to the latest release notes release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

SUSE Manager 4.1 Server

  SUSE Manager 4.2 Server 31 Oct 2023 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Manager Proxy follows the same lifecycle as SUSE Manager Server.

Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Packs

SUSE Manager 4.2 Server and SUSE Manager 4.2 Proxy are installed with the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 installer. Unless stated otherwise in the SUSE Manager release notes, the base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis. Please refer to the latest release notes release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

  SUSE Manager 4.3 Server 30 Jun 2025 Not Applicable SUSE Manager 4.3 Server
 

SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Manager Proxy follows the same lifecycle as SUSE Manager Server.

Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Packs

SUSE Manager 4.3 Server and SUSE Manager 4.3 Proxy are installed with the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 installer. Unless stated otherwise in the SUSE Manager release notes, the base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis. Please refer to the latest release notes release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

SUSE Manager 4.3 Server

  SUSE Manager for Retail 3.1 30 Jun 2019 Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
 
Product Release General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Manager 3.1 Server 30 Jun 2019 Not Applicable


SUSE Manager 3.1 Server is installed on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.
The base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack, according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis.
Please refer to the latest release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

 

Product Release General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Manager for Retail 3.1 Branch Server 30 Jun 2020 Not Applicable

 

SUSE Manager for Retail 3.1 Branch Server is installed on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.
The base operating system is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 3.

  SUSE Manager for Retail 3.2 30 Sep 2020 Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
 
Product Release General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Manager 3.2 Server 30 Sep 2020 Not Applicable


SUSE Manager 3.2 Server is installed on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12. The base operating system needs to be updated to the most current service pack, according to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server lifecycle policy on a regular basis. Please refer to the latest release notes for the most recent supported service pack.

 

Product Release General Ends LTSS Ends
SUSE Manager for Retail 3.2 Branch Server 30 Oct 2021 Not Applicable

 

SUSE Manager for Retail 3.2 Branch Server is installed on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12. The base operating system is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 3.

  SUSE Manager for Retail 4.0 30 Jun 2021 Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
  SUSE Manager for Retail 4.1 31 Oct 2022 Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
  SUSE Manager for Retail 4.2 31 Oct 2023 Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
  SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3 30 Jun 2025 Not Applicable SUSE Manager for Retail 4.3
  SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 31 Dec 2019 Not Applicable SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
  SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 31 May 2021 Not Applicable SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
  SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 29 Apr 2022 Not Applicable SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
  SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 31 Mar 2019 Not Applicable SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3