<h2>Linux</h2>
<h3>Discontinue Fedora 37</h3>
<p><strong>OTC public image Standard_Fedora_37 will be discontinued on 31th March 2024.</strong></p>
<p>what does that mean?</p>
<p>public images will be no longer listed in OTC public image list</p>
<ul>
<li>Standard_Fedora_37_latest</li>
<li>Standard_Fedora_37_prev
</li>
</ul>
<p>OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Fedora_37_latest images will be available until 30th June 2024.<br />
<a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories">https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories</a></p>
<p>
Already existing ECS installed with one of these images</p>
<ul>
<li>existing ECS installed with one of these images can be reinstalled</li>
<li>existing ECS installed with one of these images can be used to create a new ECS</li>
</ul>
<p>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.</p>
<p>It is recommended to migrate existing ECS to</p>
<ul>
<li>Standard_Fedora_39_amd64_bios_latest</li>
</ul>
<h3>AlmaLinux 8 GPG key change</h3>
<ul>
<li>On January 12, 2024 AlmaLinux will start signing RPM packages and repodata for AlmaLinux 8 with the updated GPG key</li>
<li>If you apply updates on a regular basis and your system is sufficiently modern. Version <strong>8.8-3.el8</strong> or higher of the almalinux-release package (published on October 16, 2023) contains the updated AlmaLinux 8 GPG key.</li>
<li>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 <strong>8.8-3.el8</strong>, you will need to manually import the new GPG key</li>
<li>Refer the AlmaLinux Official document - https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-20-almalinux-8-key-update/</li>
</ul>
<h3>New Image Release - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9</h3>
<ul>
<li>Image Name: Enterprise_RedHat_8_latest</li>
<li>Default login user: linux</li>
<li>Supported flavors: <a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images">https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images</a></li>
<li>Official Red Hat certification information: <a href="https://catalog.redhat.com/cloud/detail/61696">link</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>New Image Release - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>Image Name: Enterprise_RedHat_9_latest</li>
<li>Default login user: linux</li>
<li>Supported flavors: <a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images">https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images</a></li>
<li>Official Red Hat certification information: <a href="https://catalog.redhat.com/cloud/detail/61696">link</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Windows</h2>
<h3>Discontinue Windows Server 2012 R2</h3>
<p><strong>OTC public images for Windows Server 2012 R2 will be discontinued on 15th February 2024.</strong></p>
<p>what does that mean?</p>
<p>public images will be no longer listed in OTC public image list</p>
<ul>
<li>Enterprise_Windows_STD_2012R2_KVM - image id of latest image: 319aadbb-9686-489c-980f-d3fd0581fd70</li>
<li>Enterprise_Windows_STD_2012R2_BMS - image id of latest image: 6197a309-f9c1-4cdb-9652-06664c472e16 </li>
<li>Enterprise_Windows_STD_2012R2_GPU - image id of latest image: 0eaa2057-2827-4324-bb42-7a702e491bb9 </li>
</ul>
<p>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.</p>
<p>It is recommended to reinstall existing ECS with newer OS e.g. Microsoft Windows Server 2022</p>
<h3>New image released: Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard Core</h3>
<ul>
<li>Image Name: Enterprise_Windows-Server_2022_STD-CORE_amd64_uefi_latest</li>
<li>Server Type: ECS</li>
<li>BIOS Type: UEFI</li>
<li>Supported Flavors: see https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images</li>
</ul>
<h3>Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of January 2024, 10th</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p>new updates for Windows Server 2016</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.120 (KB890830)</li>
<li>2024-01 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5034119)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>new updates for Windows Server 2019</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.120 (KB890830)</li>
<li>2024-01 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5034127)</li>
<li>2024-01 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 and 4.8 for Windows Server 2019 for x64 (KB5034273)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>new updates for Windows Server 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 120 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 120.0.2210.121)</li>
<li>Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 120 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 120.0.2210.121)</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.120 (KB890830)</li>
<li>2024-01 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034129)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>unchanged drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions</p>
<ul>
<li>NVIDIA driver: 474.64 for Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016</li>
<li>NVIDIA driver 537.70 for Windows Server 2019 and 2022</li>
<li>Cloudbase-Init: 1.1.4 (stable version) with OTC patch 1.0
<ul>
<li>uses sha256 WinRM certificate</li>
<li>services uses local system account (no cloudbase-init user created)</li>
<li>service startup type is set to manual and triggerinfo is set to start/networkon (prevents error messages of not running cloudbase-init service)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>KVM UVP Vmtools: 2.5.0.156</li>
<li>Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 28.0 rev. 1.2, April, 2023 (BMS only)</li>
<li>Melanox MLNX_WinOF2-3_10_51000_All_x64</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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