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NIOS Versions

Reasons to Upgrade

You are on a version of code that is going end-of-support (see below)
You require a feature that is only available in later code
You need to patch a security vulnerability (see here)
You need to patch a bug that is affecting your production system and a hotfix isn't suitable.
You have got several hot fixes applied and the new version of code bundles all the hotfixes into the release itself.

According to Infoblox’s official Software Life Cycle Policy, NIOS major versions are supported from the GA date for

12 months as General Maintenance (Regular patch release train for P1, P2 and P3 issues)
12 months as Limited Maintenance (at which point development ends) (Fixes for service affecting issues and sercurity vulnerabilities)
12 months as Limited Support (Investigations, Troubleshooting, Workarounds, Fixes for critical sissues upon request)
90 days of restricted support (Investigations, Troubleshooting, Workarounds)

General Availability New software releases with general maintenance support become available to the general public.
Active Maintenance Period Infoblox provides active support with routine patches and bug fixes on all significant issues.
Limited Maintenance Period Infoblox provides limited support for service-affecting issues and security vulnerabilities only.
Limited Support Period Infoblox provides investigations, troubleshooting, workarounds, and fixes for critical security issues only.
End-of-Life The software product reaches the end of its life. The last date that Infoblox provides support.

The following are the GA dates:

The following are the support dates known:

Version	GA	End of Active Maintenance	End of Limited Maintenance	End of Limited Support	End-of-Life
9.0	31st January 2023	31st January 2024	31st January 2025	30th January 2026	30th January 2026
8.6	31st March 2021	31st March 2022	31st March 2023	31st October 2024	30th April 2025
8.5	11th Feb 2020	11 Feb 2021	11th Feb 2022	21st Oct 2023	31st October 2023
8.4	2nd March 2019	2nd March 2020	2nd March 2021	2nd March 2022	2nd March 2022
8.3	18th June 2018	18th June 2019	18th June 2020	31st July 2021	31st July 2021
8.2	25th July 2017	25th July 2018	25th July 2019	25th July 2020	25th July 2020
8.1	30th March 2017	30th March 2018	30th March 2019	30th March 2020	30th March 2020
8.0	25th October 2016	25th October 2017	25th October 2018	25th October 2019	25th October 2019
7.3	31st January 2016	31st January 2017	31st January 2018	31st January 2020	31st January 2020
7.2	27th July 2015	27th July 2016	27th July 2017	27th July 2018	27th July 2018
7.1	30th April 2015	30th April 2016	30th April 2017	30th April 2018	30th April 2018
7.0	19th December 2014	19th December 2015	19th December 2016	19th December 2017	19th December 2017

8.6 was originally going to EOL on 31 Oct 2024 but, in July 2024, this was pushed back to 30 April 2025.

Infoblox maintain the public release data here.

9.0.x Releases: (End of Life 31 OCT 2025)

NIOS 9.0.5 released 4 SEP 2024. Made safe harbor on 23 Jan 2024 superseding 9.0.3.x. If using Threat Insight, must have module 20241209 installed first.
NIOS 9.0.4.1 released 26 AUG 2024 (KB Article).
NIOS 9.0.4 released 13 JUNE 2024
NIOS 9.0.3.3 released 14 OCT 2024 (KB Article). Made safe harbor on 21st Oct 2024 superseding 9.0.3.2
NIOS 9.0.3.2 released 23 MAY 2024 (KB Article). Made safe harbor on 6th June 2024.
NIOS 9.0.3.1 released 2 MAY 2024 (recalled on 10 MAY 2023 as a precaution against a rare bug). Republished 14 MAY 2024
NIOS 9.0.3 released 27 NOV 2023. Republished 2 May 2024.
NIOS 9.0.2 released 15 NOV 2023
NIOS 9.0.1 released 21 AUG 2023
NIOS 9.0.0.1 released 04 MAY 2023
NIOS 9.0.0 released 30 JAN 2023

8.6.x Releases: (End of Life 31 OCT 2024)

NIOS 8.6.5 released 6 JAN 2025 (do not install unless directed by Infoblox. For specific customers only)
NIOS 8.6.4 released 23 NOV 2024
NIOS 8.6.3.5 released 8 Aug 2024
NIOS 8.6.3.4 released 28 MAR 2024
NIOS 8.6.3.3 released ? (recalled 15 MAR 2024)
NIOS 8.6.3 released 27 JUN 2023
NIOS 8.6.2.4 released 07 AUG 2023
NIOS 8.6.2 released 14 JUN 2022
NIOS 8.6.1 released 30 NOV 2021
NIOS 8.6.0 released 31 MAR 2021

8.5.x Releases: (End of Life 31 OCT 2023)

8.4.x Releases:

8.3.x Releases:

8.2.x Releases:

For all X5 hardware (introduced in 2016), X5 perpetual licenses and NetMRI perpetual device licenses.

X5 subscription SKU (VM) can be ordered up until 30 April 2024. There is no EOL for X5 Subscription SKU (VM)

Model	GA	End of Life	End of Extended Support	Service Life
Trinzic A	Q1 2009	Q1 2016	Q4 2017	8 Years
Trinzic X0	Q4 2011	Q1 2021	Q1 2023	11 Years
Trinzic X5	Q3 2016	Q2 2026	Q2 2028	11.5 Years
Trinzic X6	Q3 2023