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OTC Public Images Release Notes June 2024

Linux

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

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

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