Public Cloud Images
SDSC RDS provides preset images to allow users to create instances quickly.
New users can use the Getting Started with Linux Instances and Getting Started with Windows Instances guides to use public images to quickly start working.
Public Cloud Images List
Distribution | Image Name | Image ID | Username | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rocky Linux 8 | Rocky Linux 8.10 x86_64 | ab53fcb4-5dce-4e88-bc51-a211a2aa3e89 | rocky | Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), stable and long term support. Replacement for RHEL/CentOS 8. Rocky Linux 8 will be supported until May 31, 2029. |
Rocky Linux 9 | Rocky Linux 9.7 x86_64 | d6940543-a03c-4a48-a669-bdbb8eb25be0 | rocky | Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), stable and long term support. Replacement for RHEL/CentOS 9. Rocky Linux 9 will be supported until May 31, 2032. |
Rocky Linux 10 | Rocky Linux 10.1 x86_64 | bfd937b2-4566-4d10-97ab-5c97721e9eab | rocky | Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), stable and long term support. Replacement for RHEL/CentOS 10. Rocky Linux 10 will be supported until May 31, 2035. |
Ubuntu 18.04 | Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS x86_64 | 3581dde2-5870-4230-ba9a-6635e8103dbb | ubuntu | Based on Debian Linux, stable and long term support. General support ended on 2023-04. Security support ends on 2028-04. |
Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS x86_64 | 7b058245-daa3-46c8-b1a9-f06fcdf99558 | ubuntu | Based on Debian Linux, stable and long term support. General support ended on 2025-04. Security support ends on 2030-04. |
Ubuntu 22.04 | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS x86_64 | 21a0ff73-6451-4030-9b0d-2395f79bf693 | ubuntu | Based on Debian Linux, stable and long term support. General support ends on 2027-04. Security support ends on 2032-04. |
Ubuntu 24.04 | Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS x86_64 | f75300d2-4669-4b52-b482-0762f5b941c2 | ubuntu | Based on Debian Linux, stable and long term support. General support ends on 2029-04. Security support ends on 2034-04. |
Ubuntu 26.04 | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS x86_64 | c01291e0-18f9-439f-8c27-9c6d3631812e | ubuntu | Based on Debian Linux, stable and long term support. General support ends on 2031-04. Security support ends on 2036-04. |
Windows 10 | Windows10 | c1a10a34-3e50-45d9-bd15-20c73c2fa2e5 | Admin | Windows Desktop OS |
Windows Server 2019 | Windows-server-2019 | 403a3e34-77b7-4bf8-a0a7-336f04da0edb | Admin | Windows Server OS |
The list of available preset images is updated regularly in SDSC Cloud Compute. Please check in SDSC Cloud Compute for more images if you do not see an operating system you want to use in the list below.
Private Cloud Images
Users may upload or create their own images as private cloud images.
Uploading is useful when users need to use a unique operating system not listed below. Creating is useful when users want to save their configurations of a running instance so they can quickly spin up a new instance later.
Upload and creation instructions
Snapshot creation instructions