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OTC Public Images Release Notes January 2024

Linux

Discontinue Fedora 37

OTC public image Standard_Fedora_37 will be discontinued on 31th March 2024.

what does that mean?

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

  • Standard_Fedora_37_latest
  • Standard_Fedora_37_prev  

OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Fedora_37_latest images will be available until 30th June 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_39_amd64_bios_latest

AlmaLinux 8 GPG key change

  • On January 12, 2024 AlmaLinux will start signing RPM packages and repodata for AlmaLinux 8 with the updated GPG key
  • If you apply updates on a regular basis and your system is sufficiently modern. Version 8.8-3.el8 or higher of the almalinux-release package (published on October 16, 2023) contains the updated AlmaLinux 8 GPG key.
  • In the event that your system has not been updated in a long period and the version of the almalinux-release package is less than 8.8-3.el8, you will need to manually import the new GPG key
  • Refer the AlmaLinux Official document - https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-20-almalinux-8-key-update/

New Image Release - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9

New Image Release - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3

Windows

Discontinue Windows Server 2012 R2

OTC public images for Windows Server 2012 R2 will be discontinued on 15th February 2024.

what does that mean?

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

  • Enterprise_Windows_STD_2012R2_KVM - image id of latest image: 319aadbb-9686-489c-980f-d3fd0581fd70
  • Enterprise_Windows_STD_2012R2_BMS - image id of latest image: 6197a309-f9c1-4cdb-9652-06664c472e16
  • Enterprise_Windows_STD_2012R2_GPU - image id of latest image: 0eaa2057-2827-4324-bb42-7a702e491bb9

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 reinstall existing ECS with newer OS e.g. Microsoft Windows Server 2022

New image released: Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard Core

  • Image Name: Enterprise_Windows-Server_2022_STD-CORE_amd64_uefi_latest
  • Server Type: ECS
  • BIOS Type: UEFI
  • Supported Flavors: see https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images

Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of January 2024, 10th

  • new updates for Windows Server 2016

    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.120 (KB890830)
    • 2024-01 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5034119)

  • new updates for Windows Server 2019

    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.120 (KB890830)
    • 2024-01 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5034127)
    • 2024-01 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 and 4.8 for Windows Server 2019 for x64 (KB5034273)

  • new updates for Windows Server 2022

    • Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 120 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 120.0.2210.121)
    • Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 120 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 120.0.2210.121)
    • 2024-01 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64 (KB5034272)
    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.120 (KB890830)
    • 2024-01 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034129)

  • unchanged drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions

    • NVIDIA driver: 474.64 for Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016
    • NVIDIA driver 537.70 for Windows Server 2019 and 2022
    • 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
    • Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 28.0 rev. 1.2, April, 2023 (BMS only)
    • Melanox MLNX_WinOF2-3_10_51000_All_x64