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 OpenVZ at this point.
For information on previous and upcoming releases and please see table below for more details.
OpenVZ versions Lifecycle Policy
| Product | Release date | EOL | Status | Release notes | Kernel branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenVZ-legacy (RHEL4 based) | 17 Oct 2006, announce | May 2013 | Unsupported | NA | RHEL4 (2.6.9) |
| OpenVZ-legacy (RHEL5 based) | 14 Mar 2007 | Feb 2018 | Supported | NA | RHEL5 (2.6.18) |
| OpenVZ-legacy (RHEL6 based) | 14 Oct 2011 | Nov 2019 | Supported | NA | RHEL6 (2.6.32) |
| Virtuozzo 7 OpenVZ | In development | In development | In development | NA | RHEL7 (3.10) |