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Image Management

Azure Compute Gallery

Managed gallery for versioned VM images and regional image distribution.

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Service information

Azure Compute Gallery iconAzure Compute Gallery

Shortname: Compute Gallery

Huawei equivalent shortnames: IMS

Keywords: image, gallery, template, vm

Differences vs Huawei

  • Gallery replication and version model differ.
  • Target region publishing controls differ.

Migration to Huawei

  • Map compute shape/runtime, OS-image behavior, scaling policy, and placement/isolation semantics. For Azure Azure Compute Gallery, the direct Huawei equivalence layer is IMS; validate feature-by-feature parity for control plane, data plane, and operational behavior before cutover.
  • Use a composed Huawei migration pattern where needed: IMS + ECS. Treat IMS as the core equivalent capability and use the additional services to cover integration, security, observability, and governance gaps.
  • Pricing model difference: Azure usually bills primarily VM/runtime units plus managed control-plane charges and storage/network transfer; Huawei usually bills ECS/BMS/CCE/CCI runtime with EVS, bandwidth/traffic, and optional management add-ons. Recalculate TCO with peak load, request volume, retention period, and cross-region/interconnect traffic before production migration.
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Huawei Cloud

Huawei equivalent service

Image Management Service iconImage Management Service

Shortname: IMS

General function: Image Management

Manage VM images and templates for compute workloads.

Keywords: image, vm image, template