Select Operating System

In Step 2 of the VM build workflow, you will select the operating system (OS) or base image to install on the virtual machines. This step ensures your VMs are provisioned with the correct system environment.

Sections on This Screen

  1. Supported Operating Systems *

    Choose from a list of common OS families. Each option represents a category of available base images.

    Available OS options:

    • Windows - All Windows Server versions and client builds (e.g., 2022, 2019, 10)

    • Ubuntu - Popular open-source Linux distribution for developers and cloud workloads

    • Red Hat - Enterprise Linux distribution for secure, stable environments

    • Mac - macOS images (typically available only in specific hardware-licensed environments)

    • Marketplace - Community and partner images available via your cloud provider’s marketplace (e.g., hardened OS builds, DevOps tool images, etc.)

    Tip

    Hover over each OS tile to view version availability or licensing notes, if supported in your environment.

  2. Select OS/Image

After choosing an OS family, this dropdown (or secondary list) will populate with specific versions or custom images available in your environment.

Examples:

  • Selecting Windows may present: - Windows 10 - Windows 11 - Windows Server 2022

  • Selecting Marketplace may display: - Bitnami Jenkins Stack - Palo Alto NGFW VM-Series - CentOS 7 Hardened

Navigation Controls

  • Previous - Go back to Step 1: Select Details

  • Next - Proceed to Step 3: Select Compute Resource (only enabled after choosing an OS/Image)

Notes and Best Practices

  • Fields marked with * are mandatory

  • The Marketplace section requires appropriate cloud permissions to list or deploy third-party images

  • Use organization-approved custom images when available to align with internal compliance policies

  • Some OS choices may affect downstream options in hardware, storage, or licensing

Common Use Cases

Use Case

Suggested OS/Image

Windows-based application hosting

Windows Server 2022

Linux-based web development

Ubuntu 22.04

Legacy system compatibility

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Testing with third-party tools

Marketplace images