Azure Batch image "microsoft-azure-batch/ubuntu-server-container/16-04-lts" end of life

Question

We've been using the azure batch image microsoft-azure-batch/ubuntu-server-container/16-04-lts to run our containers in Azure Batch. Today I noticed that it is now marked end of life:

The selected image is nearing its end of life date. After Friday, 21 May 2021, 01:00:00, new pools may not be created using this image.

There aren't any more recent ubuntu-server-container SKUs available to select.

Is there a recommended replacement image to use instead?

Answer 1

That's correct. 16.04 LTS is nearing end of life, expiring 5/20/2021, as shown in portal below:
The recommended replacement image to use is18.04 lts

You can also find VM images supported by Azure Batch service by using the command :

az batch pool supported-images list
It lists all Virtual Machine Images supported by the Azure Batch service.

az batch pool supported-images list [--account-endpoint]
[--account-key]
[--account-name]
[--filter]
[--query-examples]
[--subscription]

Hope that helps.

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Answer 2

Hi @KarishmaTiwari-MSFT , thanks for the reply. I had a look at the az batch pool supported-images list command, and I'm not sure all of the images that it lists support container workloads in Azure Batch (see here).

I've since been told via another channel that a replacement for the microsoft-azure-batch/ubuntu-server-container/16-04-lts image will be available in the next few months. I'll update this post when the new ubuntu image appears.