> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nebius.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Boot disk images for Compute virtual machines When you [create a boot disk](./manage#how-to-create-a-disk) for a virtual machine, you need to choose an image for the disk. Compute supports two types of boot disk images: * *Public images* are provided and supported by the platform by default. * *Custom images* are images that you [create](/compute/storage/custom-disk-images) yourself with customized software and architecture. Nebius AI Cloud provides public boot disk images for GPU and non-GPU VMs. ## Compatibility types The image that you choose for a VM must be compatible with the VM's [platform](../virtual-machines/types). There are different types of compatibility: * *Recommended images* ensure stable VM performance. * *Alternative images* are compatible with the platform but do not guarantee stable performance. ## Image family Each image has a family. When you use the [Nebius AI Cloud CLI](/cli/reference/compute/disk/create) or the [provider for Terraform](/terraform-provider/reference/resources/compute_v1_disk) to create a boot disk, you need to specify its family. For example, the image Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) has the family `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0`. ## How to get a list of available public images To get a list of public boot disk images available in a [region](/overview/regions), run: ```bash theme={null} nebius compute image list-public --region ``` The command returns the public images available in the specified region, including image families and other metadata. To determine which VM platforms are compatible with a public image, check the following parameters in the output: * `recommended_platforms`: Platforms for which the image is recommended. * `unsupported_platforms`: Platforms for which the image is not supported (with reasons, if available). Availability of images and their compatibility with platforms differ by region. ## Images for GPU VMs For VMs with GPUs, create boot disks from the following images: * Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 12), `ubuntu24.04-cuda12` * Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13), `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` The `ubuntu22.04-cuda12` image is not recommended and will be deprecated. The following boot disk images are compatible with GPU VMs: | VM platform | [Recommended images](#compatibility-types) | [Alternative images](#compatibility-types) | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | NVIDIA® B300 NVLink with Intel Granite Rapids `gpu-b300-sxm` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | *None* | | NVIDIA® B200 NVLink with Intel Emerald Rapids `gpu-b200-sxm` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | *None* | | NVIDIA® B200 NVLink with Intel Emerald Rapids `gpu-b200-sxm-a` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | *None* | | NVIDIA® H200 NVLink with Intel Sapphire Rapids `gpu-h200-sxm` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 12) `ubuntu24.04-cuda12` | | NVIDIA® H100 NVLink with Intel Sapphire Rapids `gpu-h100-sxm` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 12) `ubuntu24.04-cuda12` | | NVIDIA® RTX PRO™ 6000 with Intel Granite Rapids `gpu-rtx6000` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | *None* | | NVIDIA® L40S PCIe with Intel Ice Lake `gpu-l40s-a` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 12) `ubuntu24.04-cuda12` | | NVIDIA® L40S PCIe with AMD Epyc Genoa `gpu-l40s-d` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 13) `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for NVIDIA® GPUs (CUDA® 12) `ubuntu24.04-cuda12` | The `1gpu-20vcpu-224gb` preset for NVIDIA® B200 platforms (`gpu-b200-sxm` and `gpu-b200-sxm-a`) requires driver version 580.x or newer. Earlier driver versions are not supported. ### GPU drivers and other components The boot disk images for VMs with GPUs include the following components:
Component `ubuntu24.04-cuda12` `ubuntu24.04-cuda13.0`
Drivers preset `cuda12.8` `cuda13.0`
CUDA Toolkit 12.8 ([release notes](https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/archive/12.8.0/)) 13.0 ([release notes](https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/archive/13.0.0/))
NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 570.x 580.x
Linux kernel 6.11, NVIDIA HWE 6.11, NVIDIA HWE
Networking package [NVIDIA DOCA](https://developer.nvidia.com/networking/doca) 2.9.2 ([release notes](https://docs.nvidia.com/doca/archive/2-9-2-lts-ovs-update/doca+release+notes/index.html)) NVIDIA DOCA 3.1.0 ([release notes](https://docs.nvidia.com/doca/archive/3-1-0/doca+release+notes/index.html))
Other components
  • [NVIDIA Collective Communications Library](https://developer.nvidia.com/nccl) (NCCL)
  • [NVIDIA Container Toolkit](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/latest/index.html)
  • [NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager](https://developer.nvidia.com/dcgm) (DCGM)
  • [Nebius AI Cloud monitoring agent](/observability/agents/monitoring-agent)
## Images for non-GPU VMs For VMs without GPUs, create boot disks from the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, `ubuntu24.04-driverless` image without GPU drivers and components. The following boot disk images are compatible with non-GPU VMs: | VM platform | [Recommended images](#compatibility-types) | [Alternative images](#compatibility-types) | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | | Non-GPU AMD EPYC Genoa `cpu-d3` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS `ubuntu24.04-driverless` | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS `ubuntu22.04-driverless` | | Non-GPU Intel Ice Lake `cpu-e2` | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS `ubuntu24.04-driverless` | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS `ubuntu22.04-driverless` | The images without drivers are also compatible with GPU VMs, but you need to install the drivers and components manually. We recommend using the [dedicated images for GPU VMs](#images-for-gpu-vms). ## Security updates Automatic security updates are disabled by default. We recommend that you check the compatibility of new library versions on a test VM, and then apply the updates manually to all running GPU nodes. If you do need automatic updates, you can [enable](./automatic-updates) them. *** *InfiniBand and InfiniBand Trade Association are registered trademarks of the InfiniBand Trade Association.*