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by Amdreas Eichhorn

OTC Public Images Release Notes September 2024

Linux

New Image Names for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9

New image names will be introduced starting in the next few weeks for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9.

  • Old image names:

    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_latest
    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_GPU_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_GPU_latest
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_latest
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_GPU_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_GPU_latest

  • New image names:

    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_amd64_bios_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_amd64_bios_latest
    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_amd64_bios_GPU_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_8_amd64_bios_GPU_latest
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_amd64_bios_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_amd64_bios_latest
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_amd64_bios_GPU_prev
    • Enterprise_RedHat_9_amd64_bios_GPU_latest

Switch from firewalld to nftables - AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 images

In the upcoming weeks our public images will switch from firewalld to nftables. This ensures alginment with vendor recommendations. Of course there is always the possiblity to switch back from nftables to firewalld.

  • Affected images:
    • AlmaLinux 8 and 9
    • Rocky Linux 8 and 9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9

Windows

  • Image Enterprise_Windows_STD_2016_GPU is no longer published as the NVIDIA driver 475.14 for Windows Server 2016 reaches end of live and is not longer supported. The last images are:

    • in eu-de:
      • name: Enterprise_Windows_STD_2016_GPU_20240821
      • id: edd287f5-5c0b-4120-9cd2-c6e233bb89ea
    • in eu-nl:
      • name: Enterprise_Windows_STD_2016_GPU_20240814
      • id: 509a8cc8-ca8c-4658-adcd-21dbf4d15bc1

  • New updates for Windows Server 2016

    • 2024-09 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5043124)
    • 2024-09 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5043051)
    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.128 (KB890830)

  • New updates for Windows Server 2019

    • 2024-09 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5043050)
    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.128 (KB890830)

  • New updates for Windows Server 2022

    • Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 128 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 128.0.2739.67)
    • Microsoft Edge-Extended Stable Channel Version 128 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 128.0.2739.67)
    • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.128 (KB890830)
    • 2024-09 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5042881)

  • Updated drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions

    • 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)

  • Unchanged drivers and tools of all Windows Server OS versions

    • KVM UVP Vmtools: 2.5.0.156
    • GPU flavors:
      • NVIDIA driver 538.78 for Windows Server 2019 and 2022