{
  "slug": "azure-arc-open-service-mesh-extension-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Arc: Open Service Mesh extension for Arc-enabled Kubernetes retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for the Open Service Mesh extension for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes: 30 Sep 2027. The extension gets no new minor versions or features, and security patch updates end on that date.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Arc",
  "service_slug": "arc",
  "category": "api_sdk",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2024-09-26",
  "effective_date": "2027-09-30",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "The retirement affects clusters that use the Open Service Mesh extension for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes. The extension receives no new minor version releases or new features. Security patch updates are provided only up to the retirement date. The existing extension can be used until the retirement date.",
  "migration_path": "Transition to an open-source alternative such as Istio before the retirement date. Microsoft publishes [migration guidance from Open Service Mesh configurations to Istio](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2286591).",
  "replacement": "An open-source alternative such as Istio",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=open-service-mesh-extension-for-aks-retirement",
  "extra_source_urls": [],
  "vendor_ref": "open-service-mesh-extension-for-aks-retirement",
  "last_checked_at": "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z",
  "created_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-open-service-mesh-extension-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/7q",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-open-service-mesh-extension-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-open-service-mesh-extension-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": null,
  "source_note": null
}