Pre-made Images
IDMS Linux has a number of pre-made images available here https://cdn.idms-linux.net/idms-linux-rolling/images/
Below is a comparison matrices.
Image Comparison Matrix
| Flavor/Feature | aws | azure | qemu | qemu-efi | raw-efi | raw-efi-serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | raw | vhd | qcow2 | qcow2 | raw | raw |
| Special | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| BIOS/EFI | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS+EFI | BIOS+EFI | BIOS+EFI |
| Initial size | 2G | 25G | 2G | 2G | 2G | 2G |
| Auto resize | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Serial | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Guest agent | none | walinuxagent | qemu-ga | qemu-ga | none | none |
| Cloud-Init | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Container Comparison Matrix
| Flavor/Feature | container | docker |
|---|---|---|
| Stripped Down | ✖ | ✔ |