<h2>SMT service</h2>
<h3>Migration SMT - package repository service</h3>
<p>Package repository server preconfigured in OTC public images<br />
will be upgraded and shifted into a new infrastructure. </p>
<pre><code>planned date: 24th of July 2023
affected service URL: smt.eu-de.otc-service.com
affected OTC regions: eu-de </code></pre>
<p>After migration, IP address of SMT service URL will be provided out of<br />
a new network segment: <strong>198.19.0.0/16</strong><br />
Access to this network segment is allowed for all ECS by default.<br />
Please ensure not to block this network segment in private security groups. </p>
<p>For migration, there is </p>
<ul>
<li>no service downtime </li>
<li>no need to reconfigure running ECS or existing images </li>
</ul>
<p>An overview about services within same network segment you can get here:<br />
<a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/home/public-services-in-otc-new-ip-addresses">https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/home/public-services-in-otc-new-ip-addresses</a></p>
<p>An overview about available package repositories:<br />
<a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories">https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories</a></p>
<h2>Linux</h2>
<h3>Discontinue Ubuntu 18.04</h3>
<p><strong>OTC public image Standard_Ubuntu_18.04 will be discontinued on 31th December 2023.</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_Ubuntu_18.04_latest</li>
<li>Standard_Ubuntu_18.04_prev
</li>
</ul>
<p>OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Ubuntu_18.04 images will be available as long as they are oficially provided by vendor.
<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_Ubunut_22.04_latest</li>
</ul>
<h3>Discontinue Fedora 36</h3>
<p><strong>OTC public image Standard_Fedora_36 will be discontinued on 30th September 2023.</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_36_latest</li>
<li>Standard_Fedora_36_prev
</li>
</ul>
<p>OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Fedora_36_latest images will be available until 30th November 2023.
<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_38_latest</li>
</ul>
<h3>BMS Support for AlmaLinux 8, Rocky Linux 8 and Oracle Linux 8 for BMS available</h3>
<ul>
<li>Oracle Linux 8, AlmaLinux 8, Rocky Linux 8 images for BMS flavors are available.</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>
</ul>
<h3>Image Names:</h3>
<p><strong>Oracle Linux 8</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Enterprise_OracleLinux_8_amd64_bios_latest</li>
<li>Enterprise_OracleLinux_8_amd64_bios_BMS_latest</li>
<li>Enterprise_OracleLinux_8_amd64_bios_GPU_latest</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Alma Linux 8</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Standard_AlmaLinux_8_amd64_bios_latest</li>
<li>Standard_AlmaLinux_8_amd64_bios_BMS_latest</li>
<li>Standard_AlmaLinux_8_amd64_bios_GPU_latest</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Rocky Linux 8</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Standard_RockyLinux_8_amd64_bios_latest</li>
<li>Standard_RockyLinux_8_amd64_bios_BMS_latest</li>
<li>Standard_RockyLinux_8_amd64_bios_GPU_latest</li>
</ul>
<h2>Windows</h2>
<p><strong>GPU images uses the new NVIDIA license server - for details see <a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/home/new-nvidia-license-server-dls-3-1">new NVIDIA license service DLS 3.1 available</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>GPU images of Windows Server 2019 and 2022 have new names - see below</strong></p>
<p><strong>New Windows Server 2022 BMS image with support for physical.i7n Flavor</strong> (Enterprise_Windows-Server_2022_STD_amd64_uefi_BMS_latest)</p>
<p>Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of July 2023, 12th</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>new updates for Windows Server 2012 R2 (end of live is October 2023)</p>
<ul>
<li>2023-07 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB5028941)</li>
<li>2023-07 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5028228)</li>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.115 (KB890830)</li>
<li>2023-07 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based systems (KB5028167)</li>
<li>2023-07 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5028223)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>new updates for Windows Server 2016</p>
<ul>
<li>2023-07 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5028169)</li>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.115 (KB890830)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>new updates for Windows Server 2019</p>
<ul>
<li>2023-07 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5028168)</li>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.115 (KB890830)</li>
<li>2023-07 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 and 4.8 for Windows Server 2019 for x64 (KB5028936)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>new updates for Windows Server 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 114 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 114.0.1823.79)</li>
<li>Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 114 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 114.0.1823.79)</li>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.115 (KB890830)</li>
<li>2023-07 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64 (KB5028943)</li>
<li>2023-07 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5028171)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>updated NVIDIA driver for Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016</p>
<ul>
<li>NVIDIA driver: 474.44
<ul>
<li>fixes CVE-2022-34671, CVE‑2023‑25515</li>
<li>for details see <a href="https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5468">https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5468</a></li>
<li>NVIDIA driver for Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016 reach end of live in August 2024</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>new NVIDIA driver 536.25 for Windows Server 2019 and 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>images have new naming convention:
<ul>
<li>Enterprise_Windows-Server_2019_STD-NV_amd64_bios_GPU_latest</li>
<li>Enterprise_Windows-Server_2019_STD-NV_amd64_uefi_GPU_latest</li>
<li>Enterprise_Windows-Server_2022_STD-NV_amd64_bios_GPU_latest</li>
<li>Enterprise_Windows-Server_2022_STD-NV_amd64_uefi_GPU_latest</li>
</ul></li>
<li>new driver supports A100 flavor</li>
<li>for details see NVIDIA release notes: <a href="https://docs.nvidia.com/grid/16.0/grid-vgpu-release-notes-generic-linux-kvm/index.html">https://docs.nvidia.com/grid/16.0/grid-vgpu-release-notes-generic-linux-kvm/index.html</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>unchanged drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions</p>
<ul>
<li>Cloudbase-Init: 1.1.4 (stable version)</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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