Updated on 2024-04-17 GMT+08:00

External Image File Formats and Supported OSs

External File Formats

Image files in VMDK, VHD, QCOW2, RAW, VHDX, QED, VDI, QCOW, ISO, ZVHD2, or ZVHD format can be used to create private images. Select whichever format best meeting your requirements.

Supported OSs

When you upload an external image file to an OBS bucket on the management console, the OS contained in the image file will be checked. Table 1 lists the OSs supported by external image files.

If the OS cannot be identified or is not supported:

  • For Windows, Other_Windows (64_bit) or Other_Windows (32_bit) will be selected during image registration.
  • For Linux, Other_Linux (64_bit) or Other_Linux (32_bit) will be selected during image registration.

Uploading image files containing OSs not listed in Table 1 and Table 2 may fail. You are advised to contact the customer service before attempting to upload these image files.

Table 1 Supported OSs (x86)

OS

Version

Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux 8.5 64bit

Rocky Linux 8.4 64bit

Rocky Linux 8.3 64bit

AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux 8.4 64bit

AlmaLinux 8.3 64bit

Windows

Windows 10 64bit

Windows Server 2019 Standard 64bit

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter 64bit

Windows Server 2016 Standard 64bit

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter 64bit

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64bit

Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 64bit

Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 64bit

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 64bit

Windows Server 2012 Standard 64bit

Windows Server 2008 WEB R2 64bit

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64bit

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64bit

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter 64bit

SUSE

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 64bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 32bit

Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux Server release 7.6 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 7.5 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 7.4 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 7.3 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 7.2 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 7.1 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 7.0 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 6.10 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 6.9 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 6.8 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 6.7 64bit

Oracle Linux Server release 6.5 64bit

Red Hat

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 8.0 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.9 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.8 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.6 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.5 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.4 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.3 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.2 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.1 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.0 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.10 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.9 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.8 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.7 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.6 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.6 32bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.5 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.4 64bit

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6.4 32bit

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 20.04 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 19.04 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 18.04.2 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 18.04.1 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 18.04 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 16.04.6 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 16.04.5 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 16.04.4 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 16.04.3 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 16.04.2 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 16.04 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 14.04.5 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 14.04.4 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 14.04.4 Server 32bit

Ubuntu 14.04.3 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 14.04.3 Server 32bit

Ubuntu 14.04.1 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 14.04.1 Server 32bit

Ubuntu 14.04 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 14.04 Server 32bit

openSUSE

openSUSE 42.3 64bit

openSUSE 42.2 64bit

openSUSE 42.1 64bit

openSUSE 15.3 64bit

openSUSE 15.1 64bit

openSUSE 15.0 64bit

openSUSE 13.2 64bit

openSUSE 11.3 64bit

CentOS

CentOS 8.3 64bit

CentOS 8.2 64bit

CentOS 8.1 64bit

CentOS 8.0 64bit

CentOS 8.0 64bit

CentOS 7.9 64bit

CentOS 7.8 64bit

CentOS 7.7 64bit

CentOS 7.6 64bit

CentOS 7.5 64bit

CentOS 7.4 64bit

CentOS 7.3 64bit

CentOS 7.2 64bit

CentOS 7.1 64bit

CentOS 7.0 64bit

CentOS 7.0 32bit

CentOS 6.10 64bit

CentOS 6.10 32bit

CentOS 6.9 64bit

CentOS 6.8 64bit

CentOS 6.7 64bit

CentOS 6.7 32bit

CentOS 6.6 64bit

CentOS 6.6 32bit

CentOS 6.5 64bit

CentOS 6.5 32bit

CentOS 6.4 64bit

CentOS 6.4 32bit

CentOS 6.3 64bit

CentOS 6.3 32bit

Debian

Debian GNU/Linux 10.7.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 10.5.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 10.4.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 10.3.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 10.2.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 10.1.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 10.0.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 9.13.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 9.3.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 9.0.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.10.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.8.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.7.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.6.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.5.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.4.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.2.0 64bit

Debian GNU/Linux 8.1.0 64bit

Fedora

Fedora 32 64bit

Fedora 31 64bit

Fedora 30 64bit

Fedora 29 64bit

Fedora 28 64bit

Fedora 27 64bit

Fedora 26 64bit

Fedora 25 64bit

Fedora 24 64bit

Fedora 23 64bit

Fedora 22 64bit

EulerOS

EulerOS 2.10 64bit

EulerOS 2.9 64bit

EulerOS 2.5 64bit

EulerOS 2.3 64bit

EulerOS 2.2 64bit

EulerOS 2.1 64bit

CoreOS

CoreOS 1800.1.0

CoreOS 1745.2.0

CoreOS 1632.0.0

CoreOS 1520.8.0

CoreOS 1465.8.0

CoreOS 1298.5.0

CoreOS 1122.3.0

CoreOS 1122.2.0

CoreOS 1185.5.0

CoreOS 1068.10.0

CoreOS 1010.5.0

CoreOS 1298.6.0

openEuler

openEuler 20.03 64bit

NeoKylin

NeoKylin 7.6 64bit

NeoKylin 7.4 64bit

NeoKylin Server release 5.0 U2 64bit

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server release 7.0 U5 64bit

Table 2 Supported OSs (Arm)

OS

Version

AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux 8.4 64bit

AlmaLinux 8.3 64bit

CentOS

CentOS 7.6 64bit

CentOS 7.5 64bit

CentOS 7.4 64bit

Debian

Debian GNU/Linux 10.2.0 64bit

EulerOS

EulerOS 2.10 64bit

EulerOS 2.9 64bit

EulerOS 2.8 64bit

Fedora

Fedora 29 64bit

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 20.04 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 19.04 Server 64bit

Ubuntu 18.04 Server 64bit

SUSE

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 64bit

openEuler

openEuler 20.03 64bit

openSUSE

openSUSE 15.0 64bit

NeoKylin

NeoKylin V7 64bit

NeoKylin 7.7 64bit

UnionTech

UOS 20 64bit

Kylin

Kylin V10 64bit

Kylin Desktop V10 64bit

Kylinsec

KylinSec 3.3 64bit

NeoShine

iSoft 5.1 64bit

Related Operations

For how to upload an external image file, see Uploading an External Image File and Uploading an External Image File.

After an external image file is successfully uploaded, you can register this image file as a private image on the cloud platform. For details, see Registering an External Image File as a Private Image and Registering an External Image File as a Private Image.