Version 1.8. This version is no longer supported. For more information see the version support policy .

Google Distributed Cloud downloads

This page provides commands to download the following Google Distributed Cloud entities:

gkectl command-line tool
gkeadm command-line tool
Google Distributed Cloud upgrade bundle
Admin workstation Open Virtual Appliance (OVA)

Some of the commands given on this page run on your personal laptop or workstation. Other commands run on your admin workstation .

Logging in

gcloud auth login

1.8.8-gke.1

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.8-gke.1/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.8-gke.1/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.8-gke.1/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.8-gke.1/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.8-gke.1/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.8-gke.1.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.8-gke.1.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.8-gke.1/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.8-gke.1.ova ./

1.8.7-gke.0

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.7-gke.0/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.7-gke.0/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.7-gke.0/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.7-gke.0/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.7-gke.0/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.7-gke.0.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.7-gke.0.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.7-gke.0/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.7-gke.0.ova ./

1.8.6-gke.4

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.6-gke.4/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.6-gke.4/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.6-gke.4/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.6-gke.4/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.6-gke.4/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.6-gke.4.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.6-gke.4.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.6-gke.4/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.6-gke.4.ova ./

1.8.5-gke.3

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.5-gke.3/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.5-gke.3/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.5-gke.3/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.5-gke.3/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.5-gke.3/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.5-gke.3.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.5-gke.3.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.5-gke.3/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.5-gke.3.ova ./

1.8.4-gke.1

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.4-gke.1/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.4-gke.1/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.4-gke.1/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.4-gke.1/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.4-gke.1/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.4-gke.1.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.4-gke.1.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.4-gke.1/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.4-gke.1.ova ./

1.8.3-gke.0

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.3-gke.0/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.3-gke.0/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.3-gke.0/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.3-gke.0/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.3-gke.0/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.3-gke.0.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.3-gke.0.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.3-gke.0/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.3-gke.0.ova ./

1.8.2-gke.11

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.2-gke.11/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.2-gke.11/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.2-gke.11/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.2-gke.11/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.2-gke.11/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.2-gke.11.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.2-gke.11.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.2-gke.11/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.2-gke.11.ova ./

1.8.1-gke.7

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.1-gke.7/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.1-gke.7/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.1-gke.7/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.1-gke.7/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.1-gke.7/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.1-gke.7.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.1-gke.7.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.1-gke.7/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.1-gke.7.ova ./

1.8.0-gke.25

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.0-gke.25/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.0-gke.25/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.0-gke.25/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.0-gke.25/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.0-gke.25/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.0-gke.25.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.0-gke.25.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.0-gke.25/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.0-gke.25.ova ./

1.8.0-gke.21

gkeadm

From your personal laptop or workstation, download gkeadm and make it executable:

Linux:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.0-gke.21/linux/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

Windows:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.0-gke.21/windows/gkeadm.exe ./

macOS Catalina:

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/1.8.0-gke.21/darwin/gkeadm ./
chmod +x gkeadm

gkectl

From your admin workstation, download gkectl and make it executable:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/1.8.0-gke.21/gkectl /usr/bin/gkectl
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gkectl

Bundle

From your admin workstation, download the bundle:

sudo -E gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/1.8.0-gke.21/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.0-gke.21.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-1.8.0-gke.21.tgz

OVA

From your personal laptop or workstation, download the OVA

gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/1.8.0-gke.21/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.8.0-gke.21.ova ./

Verifying the OVA using `openssl`

You can use openssl to verify the OVA file you downloaded against a signature file (SIG). Replace VERSION with the file's version:

1. Copy the following public key to a file:

-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEWZrGCUaJJr1H8a36sG4UUoXvlXvZ
wQfk16sxprI2gOJ2vFFggdq3ixF2h4qNBt0kI7ciDhgpwS8t+/960IsIgw==
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Run the following command:

openssl dgst -verify PATH_TO_PUBLIC_KEY 
-signature SIGNATURE 
-binary OVA

Expected output of this command is Verified OK .

Verifying `gkectl` using `openssl`

Verify the gkectl binary against the public key using openssl , where VERSION is the file's version:

1. Copy the following public key to a file:

-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEWZrGCUaJJr1H8a36sG4UUoXvlXvZ
wQfk16sxprI2gOJ2vFFggdq3ixF2h4qNBt0kI7ciDhgpwS8t+/960IsIgw==
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Run the following command:

openssl dgst -verify PATH_TO_PUBLIC_KEY 
-signature PATH_TO_SIGNATURE 
-binary PATH_TO_GKECTL

Expected output of this command is Verified OK .

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1.8.8-gke.1

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.7-gke.0

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.6-gke.4

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.5-gke.3

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.4-gke.1

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.3-gke.0

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.2-gke.11

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.1-gke.7

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.0-gke.25

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

1.8.0-gke.21

gkeadm

gkectl

Bundle

OVA

Verifying the OVA using openssl

Verifying gkectl using openssl

Google Distributed Cloud downloads

Verifying the OVA using `openssl`

Verifying `gkectl` using `openssl`