Version 1.16. This version is no longer supported. For information about how to upgrade to version 1.28, seeUpgrade clustersin the latest documentation. For more information about supported and unsupported versions, see theVersioningpage in the latest documentation.
Google Distributed Cloud runs on Linux. Google Distributed Cloud version
1.16.0 and subsequent patch releases support the following Linux
distributions and versions. Google Distributed Cloud supports only kernels
supplied with supported distributions.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Google Distributed Cloud is tested on and supports the following Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL) minor releases:
Google Distributed Cloud 1.28
RHEL 9.2 (Preview: qualified and supported
for Google Distributed Cloud 1.28.0 and higher)
RHEL 8.10 (qualified and supported for Google Distributed Cloud 1.28.600 and higher)
RHEL 8.8
RHEL 8.6
Google Distributed Cloud 1.16
RHEL 8.8
RHEL 8.6
Google Distributed Cloud 1.15
RHEL 8.8
RHEL 8.6
Google Distributed Cloud supports only RHEL minor releases that are covered under Red
Hat's Full and Maintenance support phases. OS versions that go out of support
are removed from the list. For information about the support phases for RHEL,
seeRed Hat Enterprise Linux Life
Cycle.
For instructions about how to configure RHEL on your node machines, seeConfigure RHEL.
Ubuntu
Google Distributed Cloud is tested on and supports the following Long Term Support
(LTS) versions of Ubuntu:
Google Distributed Cloud 1.28
22.04 LTS
20.04 LTS
Google Distributed Cloud 1.16
22.04 LTS
20.04 LTS
Google Distributed Cloud 1.15
22.04 LTS
20.04 LTS
For each LTS version, Ubuntu maintains multiple kernel packages, but the support
lifecycle for individual LTS version and kernel version pairings varies.
Google Distributed Cloud supports only LTS and kernel pairings that are covered by
Ubuntu's Standard support offering. OS versions that go out of support are
removed from the list. For more information about the Ubuntu kernel support
lifecycle, seeThe Ubuntu lifecycle and release
cadence.
To successfully install Google Distributed Cloud, you must use an Ubuntu Hardware
Enablement (HWE) kernel.
For instructions to configure Ubuntu on your node machines, seeConfigure
Ubuntu.
CentOS (support deprecated)
CentOS Linux 8 reached its end of life (EOL) on December 31st, 2021. We strongly
recommend that you migrate to one of the other supported operating systems for
Google Distributed Cloud.All support for CentOS is removed from the upcoming
release of Google Distributed Cloud (December 2023) and subsequent releases.
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