---
title: "Azure Arc lifecycle"
url: "https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/arc"
as_of: "2026-11-13"
total: 4
upcoming: 4
ended: 0
in_effect: 0
---

# Azure Arc lifecycle

Retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes for Azure Arc, with effective dates and source links.

Last checked 12 Nov 2026. 4 items: 4 upcoming, 0 ended. Counted for 13 Nov 2026 (UTC).

## Upcoming

| Date | Countdown | Item | Type | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 30 Sep 2027 | In 321 days | [Azure Arc: Open Service Mesh extension for Arc-enabled Kubernetes retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-open-service-mesh-extension-retirement.md) | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=open-service-mesh-extension-for-aks-retirement) |
| 9 Oct 2027 | In 330 days | [Azure Arc: Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-key-vault-secrets-provider-extension-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=570313) |
| 27 Mar 2028 | In 500 days | [Azure Arc: AKS on Windows Server 2019 and 2022 current architecture retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-aks-on-windows-server-current-architecture-retirement.md) | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485893) |
| 30 Sep 2029 | In 1,052 days | [Azure Arc: Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-enabled-scvmm-retirement.md) | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=570283) |

## Related pages

- [All Azure items](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- [azurerm breaking changes](https://eolwatch.dev/providers/azurerm.md)
- [azapi breaking changes](https://eolwatch.dev/providers/azapi.md)
- [bicep breaking changes](https://eolwatch.dev/providers/bicep.md)
- [Features](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- [APIs and SDKs](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/apis-sdks.md)

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