This topic describes the release notes for Elastic Compute Service (ECS) public images for 2020 and provides links to the relevant references.
Background
Unless otherwise stated, the released updates apply to all Alibaba Cloud regions where ECS is available.
Public images are supported by almost all instance families. However, some instance families can use only specific public images. The following table describes image releases for different operating systems and specific instance families.
Linux image
Linux image for specific instance families
Windows Server image
CentOS
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
CentOS 7.9 | centos_7_9_x64_20G_alibase_20201228.vhd | 2020-12-28 |
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CentOS 8.2 | centos_8_2_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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CentOS 7.9 | centos_7_9_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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CentOS 8.2 | centos_8_2_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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CentOS 7.8 | centos_7_8_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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CentOS 8.2 | centos_8_2_x64_20G_alibase_20200824.vhd | 2020-08-24 |
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CentOS 7.8 | centos_7_8_x64_20G_alibase_20200817.vhd | 2020-08-17 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200817.vhd | 2020-08-17 |
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CentOS 8.2 | centos_8_2_x64_20G_alibase_20200717.vhd | 2020-07-17 |
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CentOS 7.8 | centos_7_8_x64_20G_alibase_20200717.vhd | 2020-07-17 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200717.vhd | 2020-07-17 |
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CentOS 7.8 | centos_7_8_x64_20G_alibase_20200622.vhd | 2020-06-22 |
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CentOS 8.2 | centos_8_2_x64_20G_alibase_20200616.vhd | 2020-06-16 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200616.vhd | 2020-06-16 |
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CentOS 8.1 | centos_8_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200519.vhd | 2020-05-19 |
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CentOS 7.8 | centos_7_8_x64_20G_alibase_20200519.vhd | 2020-05-19 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200519.vhd | 2020-05-19 |
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CentOS 8.1 | centos_8_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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CentOS 7.7 | centos_7_7_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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CentOS 8.1 | centos_8_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200329.vhd | 2020-03-29 |
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CentOS 7.7 | centos_7_7_x64_20G_alibase_20200329.vhd | 2020-03-29 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200319.vhd | 2020-03-19 |
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CentOS 8.0 | centos_8_0_x64_20G_alibase_20200218.vhd | 2020-02-18 |
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CentOS 7.7 | centos_7_7_x64_20G_alibase_20200220.vhd | 2020-02-20 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200214.vhd | 2020-02-14 |
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CentOS 6.10 | centos_6_10_x64_20G_alibase_20200103.vhd | 2020-01-03 |
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CoreOS
- As of May 26, 2020, Alibaba Cloud no longer provides technical support for ECS instances that use the CoreOS Container Linux operating system. However, you can still use existing ECS instances that run this operating system.
- After September 30, 2020, you are unable to use CoreOS Container Linux public images provided by Alibaba Cloud to create ECS instances.
- As of May 26, 2020, CoreOS Container Linux can continue to be used on instances on which it is already installed. However, no security patches are available because the operating system has reached its end of life. For security purposes, we recommend that you no longer use CoreOS Container Linux images.
- Alibaba Cloud has released Fedora CoreOS public images. The Fedora CoreOS community recommends that you use Fedora CoreOS in place of CoreOS Container Linux.
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
CoreOS 2345_3.0 | coreos_2345_3.0_x64_30G_alibase_20200519.vhd | 2020-05-19 |
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CoreOS 2345_3.0 | coreos_2345_3.0_x64_30G_alibase_20200423.vhd | 2020-04-23 |
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CoreOS 2345_3.0 | coreos_2345_3.0_x64_30G_alibase_20200325.vhd | 2020-03-25 |
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CoreOS 2303_4.0 | coreos_2303_4.0_x64_30G_alibase_20200217.vhd | 2020-02-17 |
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Debian
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Debian 10.7 | debian_10_7_x64_20G_alibase_20201228.vhd | 2020-12-28 |
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Debian 9.13 | debian_9_13_x64_20G_alibase_20201228.vhd | 2020-12-28 |
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Debian 10.6 | debian_10_6_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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Debian 9.13 | debian_9_13_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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Debian 10.5 | debian_10_5_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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Debian 9.13 | debian_9_13_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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Debian 10.5 | debian_10_5_x64_20G_alibase_20200819.vhd | 2020-08-19 |
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Debian 9.13 | debian_9_13_x64_20G_alibase_20200819.vhd | 2020-08-19 |
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Debian 9.13 | debian_9_13_x64_20G_alibase_20200730.vhd | 2020-07-30 |
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Debian 10.4 | debian_10_4_x64_20G_alibase_20200717.vhd | 2020-07-17 |
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Debian 10.4 | debian_10_4_x64_20G_alibase_20200622.vhd | 2020-06-22 |
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Debian 9.12 | debian_9_12_x64_20G_alibase_20200622.vhd | 2020-06-22 |
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Debian 10.4 | debian_10_4_x64_20G_alibase_20200519.vhd | 2020-05-19 |
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Debian 9.12 | debian_9_12_x64_20G_alibase_20200519.vhd | 2020-05-19 |
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Debian 10.3 | debian_10_3_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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Debian 9.12 | debian_9_12_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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Debian 10.3 | debian_10_3_x64_20G_alibase_20200329.vhd | 2020-03-29 |
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Debian 9.12 | debian_9_12_x64_20G_alibase_20200324.vhd | 2020-03-24 |
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Debian 9.12 | debian_9_12_x64_20G_alibase_20200220.vhd | 2020-02-20 |
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Debian 10.3 | debian_10_3_x64_20G_alibase_20200218.vhd | 2020-02-18 |
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FreeBSD
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
FreeBSD 12.1 | freebsd_12_1_x64_30G_alibase_20201022.vhd | 2020-10-22 |
When you use this image, take note of the following items:
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FreeBSD 11.3 | freebsd_11_3_x64_30G_alibase_20200803.vhd | 2020-08-03 |
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FreeBSD 11.3 | freebsd_11_3_x64_20G_alibase_20200420.vhd | 2020-04-20 |
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OpenSUSE
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Opensuse 15.2 | opensuse_15_2_x64_20G_alibase_20201228.vhd | 2020-12-28 |
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Opensuse 15.2 | opensuse_15_2_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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Opensuse 15.2 | opensuse_15_2_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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Opensuse 15.2 | opensuse_15_2_x64_20G_alibase_20200818.vhd | 2020-08-18 |
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Opensuse 15.2 | opensuse_15_2_x64_20G_alibase_20200717.vhd | 2020-07-17 |
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Opensuse 15.1 | opensuse_15_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200623.vhd | 2020-06-23 |
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Opensuse 15.1 | opensuse_15_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200520.vhd | 2020-05-20 |
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Opensuse 15.1 | opensuse_15_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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Opensuse 15.1 | opensuse_15_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200331.vhd | 2020-03-31 |
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Opensuse 15.1 | opensuse_15_1_x64_20G_alibase_20200222.vhd | 2020-02-22 |
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Ubuntu
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Ubuntu20.04 | ubuntu_20_04_x64_20G_alibase_20201228.vhd | 2020-12-28 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20201228.vhd | 2020-12-28 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20201228.vhd | 2020-12-28 |
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Ubuntu20.04 | ubuntu_20_04_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20201120.vhd | 2020-11-20 |
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Ubuntu20.04 | ubuntu_20_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200914.vhd | 2020-09-14 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200817.vhd | 2020-08-17 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200817.vhd | 2020-08-17 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200717.vhd | 2020-07-17 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200717.vhd | 2020-07-17 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200618.vhd | 2020-06-18 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200618.vhd | 2020-06-18 |
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Ubuntu20.04 | ubuntu_20_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200522.vhd | 2020-05-22 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200522.vhd | 2020-05-22 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200521.vhd | 2020-05-21 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200426.vhd | 2020-04-26 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200329.vhd | 2020-03-29 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200319.vhd | 2020-03-19 |
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Ubuntu18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200220.vhd | 2020-02-20 |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ubuntu_16_04_x64_20G_alibase_20200220.vhd | 2020-02-20 |
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AMD-compatible images
AMD-compatible images are applicable only to the ecs.ebmg6a, ecs.ebmc6a, and ecs.ebmr6a instance families.
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Debian 10.7 | debian_10_7_amd_x64_20G_alibase_20201231.vhd | 2020-12-31 |
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Ubuntu 20.04 | ubuntu_20_04_amd_x64_20G_alibase_20200820.vhd | 2020-08-20 |
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CentOS 7.8 | centos_7_8_amd_x64_20G_alibase_20200806.vhd | 2020-08-06 |
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CentOS 8.2 | centos_8_2_amd_x64_20G_alibase_20200804.vhd | 2020-08-04 |
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Ubuntu 18.04 | ubuntu_18_04_amd_x64_20G_alibase_20200804.vhd | 2020-08-04 |
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Trusted images
Trusted images are applicable only to the following instance families and dedicated host types:
Instance families: ecs.g6t and ecs.c6t
Dedicated host types: ddh.g6t and ddh.c6t
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
CentOS 7.8 | centos_7_8_tpm_x64_20G_alibase_20200810.vhd | 2020-08-10 |
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Windows Server 2019
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-12-17 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-12-17 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-11-20 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-11-20 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-10-15 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-10-15 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-09-14 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-09-14 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-08-14 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-08-14 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-07-23 | Updated to include the KB4558998, KB4558997, and KB4565632 operating system patches released in July 2020. |
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-07-23 | Updated to include the KB4558998, KB4558997, and KB4565632 operating system patches released in July 2020. |
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-06-15 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-06-15 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-05-16 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-05-16 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-04-16 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-04-16 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-03-14 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-03-14 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-02-25 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-02-13 |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
| 2020-01-16 |
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Windows Server 2016
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-12-17 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-11-20 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-10-15 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-09-14 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-08-14 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-07-23 | Updated to include the KB4565628, KB4486129, KB4565912, and KB4565511 operating system patches released in July 2020. |
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-06-15 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-05-16 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-04-16 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-03-14 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-02-13 |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
| 2020-01-16 |
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Windows Server 2012
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-12-17 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-11-20 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-10-15 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-09-14 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-08-14 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-07-23 | Updated to include the KB4566425, KB4565541, and KB4565635 operating system patches released in July 2020. |
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-06-15 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-05-16 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-04-16 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-03-14 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-02-13 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
| 2020-01-16 |
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Windows Server 2008
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise |
| 2020-01-16 |
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Windows Server Version 2004
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-12-17 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter |
| 2020-12-17 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-11-20 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter |
| 2020-11-20 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-10-15 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter |
| 2020-10-15 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-09-14 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter |
| 2020-09-14 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-08-14 |
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Windows Server Version 2004 Datacenter |
| 2020-08-14 |
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Windows Server Version 1909
Release | Image ID | Release date | Description |
Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-07-23 | Updated to include the KB4565483, KB4565554, and KB4565633 operating system patches released in July 2020. |
Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter |
| 2020-07-23 | Updated to include the KB4565483, KB4565554, and KB4565633 operating system patches released in July 2020. |
Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-06-15 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter |
| 2020-06-15 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter |
| 2020-05-16 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-05-16 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter |
| 2020-04-16 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter with Containers |
| 2020-04-16 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter |
| 2020-03-15 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter |
| 2020-02-13 |
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Windows Server Version 1909 Datacenter |
| 2020-01-16 |
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