Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Supported Images

Secure Desktops supports desktop images for both Linux and Windows operating systems.

Linux Desktop Images

Secure Desktops supports images for the following Linux versions:

  • Oracle Linux 8

    Oracle provides a general purpose Oracle Linux 8 base image preconfigured for use with Secure Desktops. Gnome, XFCE4, and KDE are installed.

    During an import, when creating a custom image in the tenancy, specify the following Object Storage URL:

    https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/p/oL6appptbaGTUD-s5MDhz18c-swbQQZun2LRJEwO2A3jfi2Xf9BCwGJeq1rN_yK1/n/id2t37chxkmi/b/import/o/OL8-Build20240919-0941-GNOME
  • Oracle Linux 7

    Oracle provides a general purpose Oracle Linux 7 base image preconfigured for use with Secure Desktops. Gnome, XFCE4, and KDE are installed.

    During an import, when creating a custom image in the tenancy, specify the following Object Storage URL:

    https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/p/VMPAVLG7paABWHzMm3iqPjvCmCTZPDXfvuMOfHPnG2eaRNppoMviwHNGUape82MH/n/idpcxnoaroen/b/SonBucket/o/OL7-Build20240919-1024-All

Windows Desktop Images

Secure Desktops supports images for the following Windows versions:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11
Note

To use a Windows image, you must comply with your Microsoft license agreement. See Microsoft Licensing on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Oracle provides general purpose Windows base images preconfigured for use with Secure Desktops.

  • Windows11 Enterprise 24H2 with English and Japanese (Keyboard & Language)
  • Windows11 Enterprise 23H2 with English and Japanese (Keyboard & Language)
  • Windows10 Enterprise 22H2 with English and Japanese (Keyboard & Language)
Note

This is the Oracle preferred method. Alternatively, you can use the Image Builder or manual method to create an image. See Using a Windows Image.

Request a preconfigured image from the My Oracle Cloud Support portal or Oracle Cloud Console:

  • From My Oracle Cloud Support:
    1. Select Create Service Request.
    2. For Issue Type, select Technical Issue.
    3. Follow the prompts to complete the request. Then select Submit Service Request.
      • For Service, select Oracle Secure Desktop.
      • For Category, under Image, select Windows BYOL.
  • From the Oracle Cloud Console:
    1. Open the Help menu (Help menu) and then under Targeted Help, select Create a Support Request.
    2. In the Support chat panel, enter Open new ticket.
    3. Select the Support request button.
    4. When prompted for type of request, select Technical Support. The Create a Support Request panel appears.
    5. Follow the prompts to complete the request. Then select Create Support Request.
      • For Service Group, select Compute.
      • For Service, select Oracle Secure Desktop.
      • For Service Category, select Image.
      • For Subcategory, select Windows BYOL.

In response to the support request, the Service Engineer collects required information and can then provide a Pre-Authenticated Request (PAR) Object Storage URL for the requested image, along with specific instructions for importing the image and preparing it for use with Secure Desktops.

The PAR includes the base Windows installation and associated packages required for Secure Desktops, including VirtIO drivers, Cloudbase-Init, and Oracle Cloud Agent. The image is configured with a 100 GB boot volume by default.

Note

  • You can request one image per Support Request.
  • The provided PAR Object Storage URL is time sensitive and remains available for 96 hours.