Azure Batch SKU upgrade Ubuntu 18.04

Question

Hi,
I am in the process of upgrading our Batch SKU from Ubuntu 16.04 (LTS) to 18.04 (LTS).
I see that there are currently 2 images available, one by canonical and one by microsoft-dsvm

• Sku Agent Id[batch.node.ubuntu 18.04],
• Image SKU[18.04-lts],
• Image Publisher[canonical],
• Image Offer[ubuntuserver],
• Image Version[latest],
• Sku Agent Id[batch.node.ubuntu 18.04],
• Image SKU[1804],
• Image Publisher[microsoft-dsvm],
• Image Offer[ubuntu-1804],
• Image Version[latest],

What is the difference between these 2 images ?
Also when will Ubuntu 20.04 become available for Azure Batch ?

Thanks
Laurent

Answer 1

@Laurent Meister - Thanks for reaching out.

The images you listed above

1. Sku Agent Id[batch.node.ubuntu 18.04],

   Image SKU[18.04-lts],

   Image Publisher[canonical],

   Image Offer[ubuntuserver],

   Image Version[latest],

This is Canonical Image

2. Sku Agent Id[batch.node.ubuntu 18.04],

   Image SKU[1804],

   Image Publisher[microsoft-dsvm],

   Image Offer[ubuntu-1804],

   Image Version[latest],

This is a Data Science VM Image

Please go through this document for more reference : DataScience VM Overview

And for availability of Ubuntu 20.04 for Azure batch, I am working with the Product team here. I will get back to you as soon as I have an update.

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