CentOS 7

Azure Operating Systems

CentOS Linux 7.9, a free RHEL 7 compatible community distribution, for legacy migration

Base

Hardened build

minimal ports, security patches applied at build time

Access

Unique credentials

generated on first boot, readable only by root

Verified

Boots working

services pass a health gate before release

Support

24/7, 365 days

by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

CentOS Linux is a free, open source community rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, binary compatible with RHEL. This image is CentOS Linux 7.9.2009, the final CentOS 7 release.

CentOS Linux 7 reached end of life on 30 June 2024 and receives no further upstream security updates, so this image is patched only to its capture date from the frozen CentOS 7.9 vault and is provided for legacy migration workloads. Plan a migration to a supported distribution for anything that must stay secure.

Why the cloudimg image

The cloudimg image is a hardened CentOS Linux 7.9 base with every available vault package applied at build time and no baked in credentials: access is by the SSH key you choose at launch, so no two instances share a secret. Its repositories are already repointed to the CentOS 7.9 vault so package management keeps working after the original mirrors were retired, and it ships an injected Azure agent so it provisions cleanly. Backed by 24/7 support while you migrate.

Common uses

Running or testing software certified only on the CentOS 7 or RHEL 7 platform while you re-platform
Lift and shift of an existing CentOS 7 estate into Azure as a migration step
Compatibility and RPM validation work against the RHEL 7 ABI

Overview

Why the cloudimg image

Common uses

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