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OTC Public Images Release Notes June 2024

Linux

Section titled “Linux”

Discontinue Debian 10

Section titled “Discontinue Debian 10”

OTC public image Standard_Debian_10 will be discontinued on 15th August 2024.

what does that mean?

public images will be no longer listed in OTC public image list

  • Standard_Debian_10_latest
  • Standard_Debian_10_prev  

Already existing ECS installed with one of these images

  • existing ECS installed with one of these images can be reinstalled
  • existing ECS installed with one of these images can be used to create a new ECS

A new ECS can still be installed with a discontinued image by using its image id directly. Using a discontinued image is without OTC support.

It is recommended to migrate existing ECS to

  • Standard_Debian_12_amd64_bios_latest

Discontinue Fedora 38

Section titled “Discontinue Fedora 38”

OTC public image Standard_Fedora_38 will be discontinued on 15th August 2024.

what does that mean?

public images will be no longer listed in OTC public image list

  • Standard_Fedora_38_latest
  • Standard_Fedora_38_prev  

OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Fedora_38_latest images will be available until 30th September 2024. https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories

  Already existing ECS installed with one of these images

  • existing ECS installed with one of these images can be reinstalled
  • existing ECS installed with one of these images can be used to create a new ECS

A new ECS can still be installed with a discontinued image by using its image id directly. Using a discontinued image is without OTC support.

It is recommended to migrate existing ECS to

  • Standard_Fedora_40_amd64_bios_latest

Windows

Section titled “Windows”

Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of June 2024, 12th

Section titled “Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of June 2024, 12th”

  • New updates for Windows Server 2016

    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.125 (KB890830)
    • 2024-06 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5039214)
    • 2024-06 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5039334)

  • New updates for Windows Server 2019

    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.125 (KB890830)
    • 2024-06 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5039217)

  • New updates for Windows Server 2022

    • Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 125 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 125.0.2535.92)
    • 2024-06 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5039227)
    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.125 (KB890830)

  • Updated drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions

    • GPU flavors:
      • NVIDIA driver: 475.06 for Windows Server 2016
      • NVIDIA driver 538.67 for Windows Server 2019 and 2022
    • BMS flavors:
      • Melanox MLNX_WinOF2-23_10_50000_All_x64
      • Broadcom MegaRAID 95xx MR 7.29 Version 7.729.01.00
      • Intel® Server Chipset Driver for Windows 10.1.19485.8386

  • Unchanged drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions

    • Cloudbase-Init: 1.1.4 (stable version) with OTC patch 1.0
      • uses sha256 WinRM certificate
      • services uses local system account (no cloudbase-init user created)
      • service startup type is set to manual and triggerinfo is set to start/networkon (prevents error messages of not running cloudbase-init service)
    • KVM UVP Vmtools: 2.5.0.156