Lifecycle Milestones for Citrix XenDesktop

The total lifecycle will consist of a mainstream maintenance phase for at least the first three years followed by an extended maintenance phase for the remainder of the lifecycle. The specific dates for each major release of the product will be posted within the Product Matrix Table or Legacy Product Matrix Table.

XenDesktop Product Releases

The table below lists the currently maintained major versions of the XenDesktop product along with their minimum lifecycle dates:

XenDesktop Component Releases

The table below lists the currently maintained major versions of the XenDesktop components along with their minimum lifecycle dates:

* Lifecycle Phases: GA (General Availability), EOM (End of Maintenance), EOL (End of Life). For definitions of these terms, click here.

Guidance on Components

1. The Desktop Delivery Controller, Desktop Studio, Desktop Director and the Virtual Desktop Agent will be maintained and supported according to the lifecycle dates for the product as described above.
2. For each major release of a XenDesktop component listed in the table above, customers will receive a minimum lifecycle of four years. The total lifecycle will consist of a mainstream maintenance phase for at least the first three years followed by an extended maintenance phase for the remainder of the lifecycle.
3. Some of the components listed above include lower level components. As examples, XenApp includes Application Streaming, SmartAuditor, Secure Gateway etc.; XenServer includes StorageLink, Workload Balancing etc. For lifecycle guidance on these lower level components, refer to the lifecycle policies of the corresponding standalone product.
   
4. Appliance-based components (e.g. Access Gateway, Branch Repeater and EasyCall) are available for sale separately and will be maintained and supported according to the lifecycle dates for the standalone product as posted within the Product Matrix Table or Legacy Product Matrix Table.
5. For detailed information on Citrix Receiver milestones, please see Lifecycle Milestones for Citrix Receiver.
6. Any components not covered above are maintained and supported as described by the lifecycle page for non-sale products.

Note: These lifecycle guidelines are effective as of July 2010 and are applied to the currently available major release of XenDesktop 4 and the currently available major releases of XenDesktop components as listed above. These guidelines will not be retroactively applied to earlier versions of the product or components.