Batch Shipyard Platform Image Support

The following table is a list of supported platform images for the Batch Shipyard release that is tied to the version of this documentation. Note that support outlined in this document is only for Batch Shipyard and is a subset of Marketplace images supported by the core Azure Batch service.

Native container support notes:

  • Native Only denotes that the platform image can only be used in native container mode.
  • Native Convert denotes that the specified platform image is compatible with native set to true in the pool configuration and will automatically be converted to the native equivalent on pool provisioning.

Please see the FAQ for more information about native mode container pools.

CentOS

Publisher Offer Sku GPU IB/RDMA Native Only Native Convert
microsoft-azure-batch centos-container 7-4 X X
microsoft-azure-batch centos-container-rdma 7-4 X X X
OpenLogic CentOS 7.4 X X
OpenLogic CentOS 7.5 X
OpenLogic CentOS-HPC 7.1 X
OpenLogic CentOS-HPC 7.3 X X
OpenLogic CentOS-HPC 7.4 X X X

Debian

Publisher Offer Sku GPU IB/RDMA Native Only Native Convert
Credativ Debian 8
Credativ Debian 9

SLES

SLES is not supported at this time.

Ubuntu

Publisher Offer Sku GPU IB/RDMA Native Only Native Convert
Canonical UbuntuServer 16.04-LTS X X (1) X (2)
microsoft-azure-batch ubuntu-server-container 16-04-lts X X
microsoft-azure-batch ubuntu-server-container-rdma 16-04-lts X X (3) X

Windows

Publisher Offer Sku GPU IB/RDMA Native Only Native Convert
MicrosoftWindowsServer WindowsServer 2016-Datacenter-with-Containers X
MicrosoftWindowsServer WindowsServerSemiAnnual Datacenter-Core-1709-with-Containers-smalldisk X
MicrosoftWindowsServer WindowsServerSemiAnnual Datacenter-Core-1803-with-Containers-smalldisk X

Notes

  1. IB/RDMA is only supported for this host OS with a custom image. Please see the packer scripts and consult the custom image guide for information on how to create a compliant custom image.
  2. Native conversion of this platform image will enable IB/RDMA automatically.
  3. The Intel MPI runtime is not present by default on this image, however, it is automatically installed through Batch Shipyard.