OTC Public Images Release Notes March 2025
Linux
Discontinue Fedora 39
OTC public image Standard_Fedora_39 will be discontinued on 15th May 2025.
what does that mean?
public images will be no longer listed in OTC public image list
- Standard_Fedora_39_amd64_bios_latest
- Standard_Fedora_39_amd64_uefi_latest
OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Fedora_39 images will be available until 30th June 2025. 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_41_amd64_bios_latest
Windows
Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of March 2025, 12th
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New updates for Windows Server 2016
- 2025-03 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5053594)
- 2025-03 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5054006)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.132 (KB890830)
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New updates for Windows Server 2019
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.132 (KB890830)
- 2025-03 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5053596)
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New updates for Windows Server 2022
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.132 (KB890830)
- Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 134 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 134.0.3124.51)
- Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 134 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 134.0.3124.51)
- 2025-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5053603)
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New updates for Windows Server 2025
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.132 (KB890830)
- Microsoft Edge-WebView2 Runtime Version 134 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 134.0.3124.51)
- Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 134 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 134.0.3124.51)
- Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 134 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 134.0.3124.51)
- 2025-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5053598)
Updated Drivers and Tools
- n/a
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
- NVIDIA driver 539.19 for Windows Server 2019 and 2022 - solves CVE‑2024‑0131