Release & Support

Release Methodology

Release Windows

Release Cycle	Major	Maintenance	Hotfix Release
Scope	Feature Bearing Releases
Typical Release Cycle	12 months	8-12 weeks	15-20 Days
Breadth of Certification	All Configurations	All Configurations	Specific Configurations
Depth of Certification	All regression tests	All regression tests	Specific Test Suites

Release Calendar

Version	General availability	Full support ends	Extended life cycle support (ELS) add-on ends	Final minor release
3.2	August 1, 2022	July 31, 2025	July 31, 2026	3.2.3
3.3	September 2, 2024	September 1, 2027	September 1, 2028	3.3.3
3.4	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2029	September 30, 2030	3.4.3

ODP 3 delivers 3 years of Full Support followed by 1 year of Extended Life-cycle support as part of its Pulse Subscription tier. However, customers are not limited by time for running any version of ODP, even after the end of ELS.

Full Support Phase

During the Full Support Phase, fixes for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) will be released periodically as they become available. Other CVE advisories may also be delivered as appropriate.

If available, new or improved hardware enablement and select enhanced software functionality may be provided at the discretion of Acceldata, generally in minor releases. Hardware enablement that does not require substantial software changes may be provided independently from minor releases at Acceldata's discretion.

Minor releases are cumulative and include the contents of previously released updates. The focus during this phase is on upgrading minor versions for stack components, resolving defects, and addressing security vulnerabilities (CVEs) of various priorities (critical/high/medium/low).

Updated installation binaries and images will be provided for minor releases during the Full Support Phase.

Extended Life Phase (ELS)

For versions of distribution in the Extended Life Phase, Acceldata will provide limited ongoing technical support. No bug fixes, security fixes, hardware enablement, or root-cause analysis will be available during this phase, and support will be provided on existing installations only.