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name: vmwaresolutions-vc_orderinginstance-services
title: Add-on services
description: As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
last-updated: 2025-12-03
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Add-on services
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As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
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When you order a VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instance, you can also order add-on services. Review services that are recommended and optional with your Automated instance.

## Recommended services
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The following services are recommended with your Automated instance. The recommended add-on services require configuration setup.
* [Veeam Backup and Replication](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-veeamvm_overview&format=markdown)
* [Caveonix RiskForesight](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-caveonix_considerations&format=markdown)

## Optional services
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Optionally, you can choose to install the following services:
* [VMware HCX](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-hcx_considerations&format=markdown)
* [HPE Zerto Software](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-addingzertodr&format=markdown)
* [F5 BIG-IP](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-f5_considerations&format=markdown)
* [FortiGate Virtual Appliance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-fortinetvm_considerations&format=markdown)
* [Juniper vSRX](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-juniper-overview&format=markdown)
* [VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vrops_overview&format=markdown)

For more information about the services, see [Available services for Automated instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vc_addingservices&format=markdown#vc_addingservices-available-services).

## Related links
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* [Summary](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vc_orderinginstance-order-summary&format=markdown)
* [Procedure to order Automated instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vc_orderinginstance-procedure&format=markdown)