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Public preview: Automatic OS image updates in virtual machine scale sets
A new capability is in preview: automatic guest OS image updates in scale sets.
Templated Service Fabric cluster deployments
Templated Service Fabric clusters are now available. This will simplify deployment and operations for Azure Stack users.
Service Fabric on Windows Server and Linux VMs
We’re pleased to share that we're now supporting Service Fabric on your Windows Server and Linux virtual machines (VMs) running in Azure Stack.
October 2017
General availability: Service Fabric 6.0 on Linux
Service Fabric version 6.0 of the runtime and .NET SDK 2.8 are available. Service Fabric is generally available as a container orchestrator on Linux.
June 2017
Release of Service Fabric SDK Preview 0.9.0.0 and Runtime Preview 5.6.3.6 for Linux
Version 0.9.0.0 of the Azure Service Fabric SDK preview for Linux is now available, along with version 5.6.3.6 of the Service Fabric Runtime Preview for Linux.
Release of Service Fabric SDK 2.6.220 and Runtime 5.6.220 refresh for Windows
Version 2.6.220 of the Azure Service Fabric SDK is now available, along with version 5.6.220 of the Service Fabric Runtime and Standalone for Windows Server.
May 2017
General availability: Windows Server Container orchestration with Azure Service Fabric
Windows Server Container support on Azure Service Fabric is now generally available with the Service Fabric runtime 5.6 and SDK 2.6 release.
Release of Service Fabric SDK 2.6.204 and runtime 5.6.204 for Windows
Version 2.6.204 of the Azure Service Fabric SDK is now available, along with the 5.6.204 runtime that rolled out to Azure clusters worldwide.
Azure Service Fabric support for Docker Compose
Docker uses the docker-compose.yml file for defining multi-container applications. To make it easy for customers familiar with Docker to orchestrate existing container applications on Service Fabric, we will include preview support for Docker Compose natively in the platform.
April 2017
Azure Service Fabric for Linux
Azure Service Fabric is a microservices application platform that helps developers build and manage cloud-scale applications.
Release of Service Fabric SDK Preview 0.8.0.0 and Runtime Preview 5.5.0.2 for Linux
Azure Service Fabric has released updated versions of the Service Fabric SDK preview and runtime preview for Linux.
Release of Service Fabric SDK 2.5.216 and Runtime 5.5.216 for Windows
Azure Service Fabric has released updated versions of the Service Fabric SDK and runtime.
Service Fabric .NET SDK goes open source
The Service Fabric .NET SDK is now open source on GitHub. This includes Reliable Services, Reliable Actors, Service Remoting, and ASP.NET Core integration.
September 2016
General availability: Service Fabric for Windows Server
You can use Service Fabric for Windows Server to create a multiple-machine Service Fabric cluster in your own datacenter or in other public clouds.
Public preview: Azure Service Fabric for Linux
You can use the Service Fabric on Linux preview to build, deploy, and manage highly available, highly scalable applications in a Linux environment, just as you would on Windows.
Service Fabric SDK and Runtime for version 5.2 released
Azure Service Fabric has released updated versions of the Service Fabric SDK and Runtime, and the standalone installer for Windows Server.
June 2016
Preview of Service Fabric on Linux
You can use the preview of Service Fabric on Linux to build, deploy, and manage highly available, highly scalable applications in a Linux environment, just as you would on Windows.
Release of Service Fabric SDK 2.1.150 and runtime 5.1.150
Azure Service Fabric has released updated versions of the Service Fabric SDK and runtime and the standalone installer for Windows Server.
April 2016
General availability: Azure Service Fabric
Azure Service Fabric has reached general availability (GA) and is ready for production workloads. Service Fabric helps developers build, deploy, and operate microservice architecture applications reliably and at scale.
Public preview: Service Fabric for Windows Server
You can use the Service Fabric for Windows Server preview to create a multi-machine Service Fabric cluster in your own datacenter or in other public clouds.
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