{
  "slug": "azure-service-fabric-windows-server-2022-end-of-support",
  "title": "Azure Service Fabric: Windows Server 2022 end of support",
  "summary": "End of support date for Service Fabric clusters running on Windows Server 2022: 31 Mar 2027. Virtual Machine Scale Sets continue to function on Windows Server 2022 after that date, but Service Fabric support does not.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Service Fabric",
  "service_slug": "service-fabric",
  "category": "os_image",
  "type": "end_of_support",
  "announced_date": "2026-04-01",
  "effective_date": "2027-03-31",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "Service Fabric ends support for all clusters running on Windows Server 2022 on 31 Mar 2027. Virtual Machine Scale Sets continue to function on Windows Server 2022 after that date, but Service Fabric support does not. The support end date applies to all Service Fabric environments. Service Fabric no longer supports Windows Server OS images beyond their mainstream support end date.",
  "migration_path": "1. Upgrade all Service Fabric clusters running Windows Server 2022 to Windows Server 2025 before 31 Mar 2027 to remain in a supported state.\n2. Perform the OS image upgrade by scaling the cluster node types. See [Scale up a Service Fabric primary node type](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-fabric/service-fabric-scale-up-primary-node-type) and [Scale up a Service Fabric non-primary node type](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-fabric/service-fabric-scale-up-non-primary-node-type).\n3. Some documentation references an upgrade from Windows Server 2019 to 2022. The same process applies to all supported Windows Server OS image upgrades, including Windows Server 2025.\n4. For questions, visit [Azure Service Fabric - Microsoft Q&A](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/tags/39/azure-service-fabric).",
  "replacement": "Windows Server 2025",
  "affected_versions": [
    "2022"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558247",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-fabric/service-fabric-scale-up-primary-node-type",
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-fabric/service-fabric-scale-up-non-primary-node-type",
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request#open-a-support-request-from-the-global-header"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "558247",
  "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-service-fabric-windows-server-2022-end-of-support",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/5d",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-service-fabric-windows-server-2022-end-of-support.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-service-fabric-windows-server-2022-end-of-support.json",
  "estate_check": {
    "resource_types": [
      "microsoft.servicefabric/managedclusters/nodetypes",
      "azurerm_service_fabric_managed_cluster"
    ],
    "fields": [
      "properties.vmimagesku",
      "properties.vmimageoffer",
      "node_type.vm_image_sku",
      "node_type.vm_image_offer"
    ],
    "inputs": [
      "Terraform state or plan (JSON)",
      "ARM template"
    ]
  },
  "source_note": null
}