<h1>Windows</h1>
<h3>Updated Microsoft Windws Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of May 2021 (12th)</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Windows Server 2012 R2</p>
<ul>
<li>2021-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based systems (KB5003165)</li>
<li>2021-05 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5003209)</li>
<li>2021-05 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5003220)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Windows Server 2016</p>
<ul>
<li>2021-05 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5003197)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Windows Server 2019</p>
<ul>
<li>2021-05 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5003243)</li>
<li>2021-05 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5003171)</li>
<li>2021-05 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 and 4.8 for Windows Server 2019 for x64 (KB5001879)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Driver and tools of all Windows Server types</p>
<ul>
<li>Cloudbase-Init: 0.9.12.dev86</li>
<li>KVM UVP Vmtools: 2.5.0.156</li>
<li>Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 25.0, January 2, 2020</li>
<li>NVIDIA V100 / T4 driver: 427.33 (fixes CVE‑2021‑1075, CVE‑2021‑1076, CVE‑2021‑1078, CVE‑2021‑1081)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h1>Linux</h1>
<h3>Ubuntu 20.04 available on BMS (BareMetal Server)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Ubuntu 20.04 is available for OTC flavor physical.o2.medium.<br />
More information about OTC flavors: <a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images">OTC images - flavor list</a> </li>
<li>For compatibility reasons SDI Driver is not prepared into image. This driver is required to add
additional SCSI disk devices to an OTC BMS server.<br />
More information about installation of SDI Driver: <a href="https://docs.otc.t-systems.com/en-us/bpicg/bms/en-us_topic_0081116736.html">OTC Help Center - SDI Driver installation</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>(New Image) Alma Linux 8.3 - Preview Release</h3>
<p>We are pleased to announce Alma Linux 8(Preview Release) image on Open Telekom Cloud Platform. </p>
<ul>
<li>Currently, Alma Linux only supports "General Purpose Flavors"(ECS only).</li>
<li>default login user is "linux"</li>
<li>Image name : "Preview_Alma_8_latest" which is available under Platform Name: "CentOS"</li>
<li>Release note from Alma Linux Community is available <a href="https://wiki.almalinux.org/release-notes/8.3.html#installation-instructions">here!</a> </li>
</ul>
<h3>Discontinued Fedora 30</h3>
<p>OTC public image Standard_Fadora_30 discontinued on 14th of May 2021</p>
<p>public images is longer listed in OTC public image list</p>
<ul>
<li>Standard_Fedora_30_latest </li>
<li>Standard_Fedora_30_prev </li>
</ul>
<p>OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Fedora_30_latest images will be available until 30th of August 2021<br />
<a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories">https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories</a></p>
<p>existing ECS installed with one of these images can be reinstalled<br />
existing ECS installed with one of these images can be used to create a new ECS</p>
<p>new ECS can be installed by using image id from existing ECS installed with one of these images<br />
continue using these images is without OTC support </p>
<p>It is recommended to migrate existing ECS to Fedora 33. </p>
<h3>Discontinue Fedora 32</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>OTC public image Standard_Fadora_32 will be discontinued on 31th of August 2021</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_32_latest </li>
<li>Standard_Fedora_32_prev </li>
</ul>
<p>OTC internal package repositories preconfigured in Standard_Fedora_32_latest images will be available until 31th of October 2021<br />
https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/package-repositories </p>
<p>existing ECS installed with one of these images can be reinstalled<br />
existing ECS installed with one of these images can be used to create a new ECS</p>
<p>new ECS can be installed by using image id from existing ECS installed with one of these images<br />
continue using these images is without OTC support </p>
<p>It is recommended to migrate existing ECS to Fedora 33. </p>
</blockquote>
<h3>New image released: Fedora 34</h3>
<ul>
<li>Standard_Fedora_34_latest </li>
<li>default login user: linux </li>
<li>supported OTC flavors: <a href="https://imagefactory.otc.t-systems.com/flavor-images">Link</a></li>
</ul>