# Image Catalog

This section describes how to upload Bare Metal (BM) operating system images into Morpheus using a configurable image repository. HPE Morpheus supports multiple backend storage options, allowing administrators to centrally manage OS images and reuse them across bare metal provisioning workflows.

Uploaded images are registered under Library > Virtual Images and are made available for bare metal instance provisioning.

## Supported OS Image Sources

HPE Morpheus supports uploading Bare Metal OS images from the following storage backends:

- Local storage on the HPE Morpheus appliance
- S3-compatible object storage
- CIFS (Samba) file shares
- NFS (v3) file shares

Each backend option is configured as a File Share or Storage Bucket and referenced during image upload.

**Subtopics**  

- **[Uploading OS Images](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007732en_us/render?page=GUID-80911C58-F6AB-4001-B50E-EC0F43773A5E.html)**
- **[Windows OS Imaging](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007732en_us/render?page=GUID-E55D4270-ED77-4161-8712-45824C891713.html)**
- **[Linux OS Imaging](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007732en_us/render?page=GUID-AB6DFB41-D93F-4C53-BBD5-1F6EAA322B2C.html)**
