OTC Public Images Release Notes May 2025
Linux
Discontinue Ubuntu 20.04
OTC public image Standard_Ubuntu_20.04 will be discontinued on 31th August 2025.
what does that mean?
public images will be no longer listed in OTC public image list
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_GPU_NV_latest
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_GPU_NV_prev
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_GPU_latest
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_GPU_prev
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_P100_latest
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_P100_prev
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_latest
- Standard_Ubuntu_20.04_prev
OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Ubuntu_20.04 images will be available as long as they are oficially provided by vendor. 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_Ubuntu_24.04_amd64_bios_latest
or in case of Nvida image to
- Standard_Ubuntu_22.04_GPU_NV_latest
Windows
Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of May 2025, 14th
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New updates for Windows Server 2016
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.133 (KB890830)
- 2025-05 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5058383)
- 2025-05 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5058524)
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New updates for Windows Server 2019
- 2025-05 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5058392)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.133 (KB890830)
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New updates for Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 136 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 136.0.3240.64)
- Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 136 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 136.0.3240.64)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.133 (KB890830)
- 2025-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5058385)
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New updates for Windows Server 2025
- Microsoft Edge-WebView2 Runtime Version 136 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 136.0.3240.64)
- Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 136 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 136.0.3240.64)
- Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 136 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 136.0.3240.64)
- 2025-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5058411)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.133 (KB890830)
Updated Drivers and Tools
- NVIDIA grid driver 539.28 for Windows Server 2019, 2022, (2025 not officially supported)
- NVIDIA datacenter driver 572.83 for Windows Server 2022, 2025 (A100, H100 only)
- NVIDIA datacenter driver 539.28 for Windows Server 2019 (A100, H100 only)
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