When an OpenVZ release reaches its “end of life” it receives no further maintenance updates, including critical security upgrades. It is highly recommended that you upgrade to a recent version of Ubuntu at this point.
For information on previous and upcoming releases and please see table below for more details.
OpenVZ versions Lifecycle Policy
| Product | OpenVZ-legacy (RHEL4 based) | OpenVZ-legacy (RHEL5 based) | OpenVZ-legacy (RHEL6 based) | Virtuozzo 7 OpenVZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | 19 Mar 2008 | 9 Jul 2010 | 14 Oct 2011 | NA |
| EOL | May 2013 | Feb 2018 | Nov 2019 | NA |
| Kernel branch | RHEL4 (2.6.9) | RHEL5 (2.6.18) | RHEL6 (2.6.32) | RHEL7 |