HP OpenVMS Systems

Supported software versions - January 2014

Unless otherwise agreed to by Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), HP provides HP Support Services only for the current and immediately preceding versions of HP software, and only when the software is used with hardware that is included in HP-specified configurations. A version is defined as a release of a software product that contains new features, enhancements, and maintenance updates.

OpenVMS Operating System and Operating Environments Support Chart

Current version-level support (Standard Support) and Prior Version Support (PVS) for OpenVMS operating system software will be provided for its versions in accordance with the following OpenVMS Operating System and Operating Environments Support Chart. This chart will be updated regularly to reflect new version release dates and end-of-service dates for previous versions.


OpenVMS VAX version Version release date Standard Support end date Entry date to PVS-SE End date for PVS-SE Entry date for MPS w/o SE End date for MPS w/o SE
5.5-2 Nov. 1991 Sep. 30, 1995 Oct. 1, 1995 Dec. 31, 2012 Jan. 1, 2013 TBD
5.5-2H4 Jul. 1993 Sep. 30, 1995 Oct. 1, 1995 Dec. 31, 2012 Jan. 1, 2013 TBD
6.2 May 1995 Mar. 31, 1998 Apr. 1, 1998 Dec. 31, 2012 Jan. 1, 2013 TBD
7.0 Jan. 1996 Mar. 31, 1998 Not available Not available Jan. 1, 2013 TBD
7.1 Jan. 1997 Jun. 30, 2000 Jul. 1, 2000 Dec. 31, 2001 Jan. 1, 2013 TBD
7.2 Feb. 1999 Dec. 31, 2002 Jan. 1, 2003 June 30, 2004 Jan. 1, 2013 TBD
7.3 May 2001 Dec. 31, 2012 N. A. N. A. Jan. 1, 2013 TBD


OpenVMS Alpha Version Version release date Standard Support end date Entry date to PVS-SE End date for PVS-SE Entry date to PVS w/o SE End date to PVS w/o SE Entry date to MPS w/o SE End date to MPS w/o SE
6.2 May 1995 Mar. 31, 1998 Apr. 1, 1998 Apr. 30, 2014 May 1, 2014 Dec. 31, 2016 Jan. 1, 2017 TBD
6.2-1HX Feb/May 1996 Mar. 31, 1998 Apr. 1, 1998 Apr. 30, 2014 May 1, 2014 Dec. 31, 2016 Jan. 1, 2017 TBD
7.0 Jan 1996 Mar. 31, 1998 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.1 Jan. 1997 Jul. 1, 2000 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.1-1H2 Apr. 1998 Jul. 1, 2000 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.1-2 Dec. 1998 Jun. 30, 2000 Jul. 1, 2000 Dec. 31, 2001 N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.2 Feb. 1999 Jun. 30, 2002 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.2-1 Aug. 1999 Jun. 30, 2002 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.2-1H1 Jun. 2000 Jun. 30, 2002 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.2-2 Sep. 2001 Dec. 31, 2002 Jan. 1, 2003 Jun. 30, 2004 N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.3 May 2001 Jun. 30, 2004 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.3-1 Aug. 2002 Mar. 31, 2005 Not available N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
7.3-2 Dec. 2003 Dec. 31, 2006 Jan. 1, 2007 Dec. 31, 2015 Jan. 1, 2016 Dec. 31, 2016 Jan. 1, 2017 TBD
8.2 Feb. 2005 H2 2010 N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A.
8.3 Aug. 2006 Dec. 31, 2015 N. A. N. A. Jan. 1, 2016 Dec. 31, 2016 Jan. 1, 2017 TBD
8.4 Jun. 2010 Dec. 31, 2016 N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. Jan. 1, 2017 TBD


OpenVMS Integrity Version Version release date Standard Support end date Entry date to PVS-SE End date for PVS-SE Entry date to PVS w/o SE End date to PVS w/o SE Entry date to MPS w/o SE End date to MPS w/o SE
8.3 Aug. 2006 Dec. 31, 2015 N. A. N. A. Jan. 1 2016 TBD N. A. N. A.
8.3-1H1 Nov. 2007 Dec. 31, 2015 N. A. N. A. Jan. 1 2016 TBD N. A. N. A.
8.4 Jun. 2010 Dec. 31, 2020 N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. Jan, 1 2021 TBD


OpenVMS version Version release date Standard Support end date Entry date to EES End date for EES
8.2 Alpha Feb 2005 H2 2010 H2 2010 Apr. 30, 2014
8.2.x Integrity Sep 2005 H2 2010 H2 2010 Apr. 30, 2014


OpenVMS Operating System Support Chart key

  • EES: Extended Engineering Support
  • MPS w/o SE: Mature Product Support without Sustaining Engineering
  • N.A.: Not Applicable
  • PVS: Prior Version Support
  • PVS–SE: Prior Version Support - Sustaining Engineering
  • PVS w/o SE: Prior Version Support without Sustaining Engineering
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  • TBD: To be determined.

Prior Version Support-Sustaining Engineering

Prior Version Support—Sustaining Engineering (PVS-SE) provides full remedial support, including escalation to HP OpenVMS Engineering for problem resolution.

PVS-SE key features include:

  • Ready access to technical experts by phone or e-mail
  • Online access to tools, technical information, conferences, and symptom/solution databases
  • Problem analysis and resolution
  • Software patch testing as required to solve problems
  • Critical on-site support

For details, contact your HP Services representative, Customer Support Center, or contract administrator.

OpenVMS CORE products

The following are designated as OpenVMS CORE products:

  • Advanced Server for OpenVMS
  • DECnet (Phase IV)
  • DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS
  • OpenVMS Cluster Client Software
  • RMS Journaling for OpenVMS
  • TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
  • VMScluster Software for OpenVMS
  • Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS

It is our business practice to support these CORE products at the same level (Standard Support or PVS) and duration as the operating system version on which they shipped. For example, as long as OpenVMS V8.4 remains in standard support, so will the versions of the CORE products that shipped to support it. When OpenVMS V8.4 goes into PVS, then the CORE products will be supported on V8.4 for the same duration as the operating system.

NOTE: These products require their own individual support contracts. They are not supported as part of the operating system support contract.