T Cloud Public Images Release Notes February 2026
Discontinue Enterprise_SLES15 SP6
Section titled “Discontinue Enterprise_SLES15 SP6”OTC public image Enterprise_SLES_15.6 will be discontinued on 31st of May 2026.
what does that mean?
public images will be no longer listed in OTC public image list
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_amd64_bios_latest
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_amd64_bios_prev
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_amd64_uefi_latest
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_amd64_uefi_prev
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_SAP_amd64_bios_latest
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_SAP_amd64_bios_prev
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_SAP_amd64_uefi_latest
- Enterprise_SLES_15.6_SAP_amd64_uefi_prev
OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Enterprise_SLES_15.6 images will be available until 31st of July 2026.
https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories
Already existing ECS installed with one of these images
- can be reinstalled
- 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.
More information about official SUSE support:
https://www.suse.com/de-de/lifecycle/
It is recommended to migrate existing ECS to
- Enterprise_SLES15_SP7
- Enterprise_SLES15_SP7_SAP
Windows
Section titled “Windows”Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of February 2026, 11th
Section titled “Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of February 2026, 11th”-
New updates for Windows Server 2016
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.139 (KB890830)
- 2026-02 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5075902)
- 2026-02 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5075999)
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New updates for Windows Server 2019
- 2026-02 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5075904)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.139 (KB890830)
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New updates for Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 144 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 144.0.3719.115)
- Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 144 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 144.0.3719.115)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.139 (KB890830)
- 2026-02 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5075906)
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New updates for Windows Server 2025
- Microsoft Edge-WebView2 Runtime Version 144 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 144.0.3719.115)
- Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 144 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 144.0.3719.115)
- Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 144 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 144.0.3719.115)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.139 (KB890830)
- 2026-02 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5075899)
Updated Drivers and Tools
Section titled “Updated Drivers and Tools”- NVIDIA driver updates for solving CVE-2025-33219, CVE-2025-33220 - see https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5747
- NVIDIA grid driver539.64 for Windows Server 2019, 2022, (2025 not officially supported) - Chocolatey Package OtcNvidiaDriverR535 539.64.0
- NVIDIA grid driver 582.16 for Windows Server 2022, 2025 - no officiall OTC support - Chocolatey Package OtcNvidiaDriverR580 582.16.0
- NVIDIA datacenter driver 582.16 for Windows Server 2022, 2025 (A100, H100 only)
- NVIDIA datacenter driver 539.64 for Windows Server 2019 (A100, H100 only)
Unchanged Drivers and Tools
Section titled “Unchanged Drivers and Tools”- Cloudbase-Init: 1.1.6 (stable version) with OTC patch 1.0
- service startup type is set to manual and triggerinfo is set to start/networkon (prevents error messages of not running cloudbase-init service)
- .net Framework 4.8 (Windows Server 2016 and 2019 only)
- virtIO KVM driver package version 0.1.262
- Chocolatey client version 2.3.0