Microsoft Azure supports multiple base operating system for VMs. There are many other supported scenarios where you get the base OS with application from the portal itself or you can use your customize image either for base OS only or base OS with application. In this blogpost, I’ll cover the list of base operating systems available for VMs.
List of supported operating systems in Microsoft Azure:
|
Operating Systems |
Provided By |
Pricing |
|
Window Server 2016 (Datacenter, Datacenter – Sever Core, Nano Server, with Containers) |
Microsoft |
Free* |
|
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Datacenter, Essentials) |
Microsoft |
Free* |
|
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter |
Microsoft |
Free* |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 |
Microsoft |
Free* |
|
Ubuntu Server |
Canonical |
Free* |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Red Hat |
$0.06/hour |
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
SUSE |
Free* |
|
Debian Linux |
Credativ |
Free* |
|
Oracle Linux 7 |
Oracle |
BYOL |
|
CentOS-based 7.3 |
Rogue Wave Software |
Paid |
|
Container Linux by CoreOS |
CoreOS |
Free* |
|
Free BSD 10.3 |
Microsoft |
Paid |
|
Clear Linux OS |
Clear Linux Project |
BYOL |
|
Open SUSE Leap 42.2 |
SUSE |
Paid |
|
Windows 7 Enterprise N with SP1 (x64) |
Microsoft |
Paid |
|
Windows 8.1 Enterprise N (x64) |
Microsoft |
Paid |
Free*: OS Price has included with VM pricing.
BYOL: Bring your own license
Paid: Additional OS cost will be added.
Note: The above information is true at present when I am writing this blog. List can be modified any time by Microsoft and therefore it doesn’t guarantee any accuracy for future use.
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