Windows Azure Guest OS Releases and SDK Compatibility Matrix
Updated: April 13, 2012
The following tables list the guest operating systems that have been released on Windows Azure and which versions of the Windows Azure SDK are compatible with the specific releases. To ensure that your service works as expected, you must deploy it to a release of the Windows Azure guest operating system that is compatible with the version of the Windows Azure SDK with which you developed it.
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| When a new release of the Windows Azure Guest OS is published, it can take several days for it to fully propagate across Windows Azure. If your service is configured for auto-upgrade, it will be upgraded sometime after the release date, and you’ll see the new guest OS version listed for your service. If you are upgrading your service manually, the new guest OS will be available for you to upgrade your service once the full roll-out of the guest OS to Windows Azure is complete. |
Windows Guest OS Family 2 which is substantially compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2.
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| If you deploy a service to a version of the Windows Azure operating system that is not compatible with the version of the SDK that you used to develop it, your deployed service may exhibit errors in the cloud that were not apparent in the development environment. |
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April 13, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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March 13, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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February 17, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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February 7, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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December 28, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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November 16, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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October 28, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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September 26, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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July 15, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) and later |
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June 3, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) and Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) |
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May 4, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) and Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) |
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March 28, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) and Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) |
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February 15, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) and Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) |
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December 13, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) |
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November 22, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) |
Windows Guest OS Family 1 which is substantially compatible with Windows Server 2008 SP2.
| Guest OS | Release date | SDK Compatibility |
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April 13, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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March 13, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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February 17, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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February 7, 2012 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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December 28, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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November 16, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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October 28, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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September 26, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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July 15, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.5 (September 2011) or older |
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June 3, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) or older |
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May 4, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) or older |
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March 28, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) or older |
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February 15, 2011 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.4 (March 2011) or older |
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December 13, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) or older |
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November 7, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.3 (November 2010) or older |
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October 1, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.2 (June 2010) or older |
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September 1, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.2 (June 2010) or older |
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July 20, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.2 (June 2010) or older |
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June 17, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.2 (June 2010) or older |
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April 30, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.2 (June 2010) or older |
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April 5, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.1 (February 2010) or older |
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January 30, 2010 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.1 (February 2010) or older |
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December 7, 2009 |
Windows Azure SDK version 1.0 (November 2009) |
See Also
[AzureDocGuy]- Thanks for the catch. I have updated the topic.
- 10/22/2010
- THANHHAI-PC
- 10/25/2011
- David Murray - Microsoft
