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 9.0 64bit Rocky Linux 8.5 64bit Rocky Linux 8.4 64bit Rocky Linux 8.3 64bit
AlmaLinux	AlmaLinux 9.0 64bit AlmaLinux 8.4 64bit AlmaLinux 8.3 64bit
Windows	Windows 10 64bit Windows Server 2022 Standard 64bit Windows Server 2022 Datacenter 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 SP5 64bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 64bit 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 22.04 Server 64bit 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 15.5 64bit openSUSE 15.4 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 12.0.0 64bit Debian GNU/Linux 11.1.0 64bit 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 22.03 64bit 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 8.0 64bit 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 22.03 64bit openEuler 20.03 64bit
openSUSE	openSUSE 15.0 64bit
NeoKylin	NeoKylin V7 64bit NeoKylin 7.7 64bit
UnionTechOS	UOS 20 64bit
Kylin	Kylin V10 64bit Kylin Desktop V10 64bit
Kylinsec	KylinSec 3.3 64bit
NeoShine	iSoft 5.1 64bit