When will 9.8 be EOL'd? Is it still supported, if so, until when?
#What is the EOL date for 9.8?
quasi moat
Is it 2027?
sorry let me rephrase, when will 9.8 no longer receive patches?
Does Ontap receives patches in general when it's in "limited support" stage?
I found:
9.8
full support until 31-dec-2023
limited support until 31-dec-2025
self-service support until 31-dec-2028
but what does that means in terms of patches, will netapp keep patching ontap 9.8 until 2028?
or 2025 or 31-dec-2023
thank you!
ember timber
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/info/version-support
this should answer your questions
quasi moat
If I read this right, netapp still issues patches during limited support.
but it's not 100% clear
ember timber
Service Updates (including any form of software update) are not provided for versions under limited support.
not really
quasi moat
The time period where NetApp provides limited support for a version of a software product, including: Technical support, root cause analysis, documentation and software available online. Service Updates (including any form of software update) are not provided for versions under limited support.
yes but it says "software available online" is provided.
ember timber
yes that just means they won't be pulling the ONTAP releases so you can still download them
quasi moat
ahh
ember timber
like ONTAP 7.3.7 you cannot download anymore even if you knew the old URL 😄
quasi moat
I still have some 7.3.7 running lool
so 9.8P20 is likely to be the latest 9.8, is that correct?
ember timber
unless they release a P21 before 31-Dec-2023
(or something unforseen happens and they release a one-off patch release, which has happened in the past but cannot be relied upon)
quasi moat
I see