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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CentOS 7 | CentOS 7.9 x86_64 | 969adc24-4cba-4c4e-bb15-812077478565 | centos | Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), stable and long term support. Full updates ended on 2020-08-06. Maintenance updates end on 2024-06-30. |
Rocky Linux 8 | Rocky Linux 8.9 x86_64 | 76731c44-85c8-44d8-aaf0-4bf76c613262 | 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 9.3 x86_64 | 18ff072b-058f-4c8f-ac11-3a814c156b14 | 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. |
Ubuntu 16.04 | Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS x86_64 | 77d74529-9e67-4fcc-ab1f-e5308f629535 | ubuntu | Based on Debian Linux, stable and long term support. General support ended on 2021-04. Security supports ends on 2024-04. |
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 ends on 2025-04. Security support ends on 2030-04. |
Ubuntu 22.04 | Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS x86_64 | 5b4da710-436e-4591-996f-f4698db000e4 | ubuntu | Based on Debian Linux, stable and long term support. General support ends on 2027-04. Security support ends on 2032-04. |
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