Google Distributed Cloud for Bare Metal Version 1.36.0-gke.532 Now Available

Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal includes the following feature enhancements: Upgraded the Ansible version to 2.18. This version requires Python 3.8+ on target nodes. Because RHEL 8 defaults to Python 3.6, you must have Python 3.9 installed on nodes using RHEL 8.10. RHEL 8.8 is no longer supported. Updated the Kubernetes version to 1.36. Upgraded containerd from 2.1 to 2.2 Containerd is required for new cluster installations and cluster migrations to Node Agent mode. Added support for the layer 4 gateway controller. bmctl backup cluster in Node Agent mode requires at lea

The following issues were fixed in 1.36.0-gke.532: Fixed vulnerabilities listed in Vulnerability fixes . Fixed an issue where CA certificate secrets with identical names across different namespaces stalled cluster upgrades. In this release, the system automatically prepends the target namespace prefix to all the CA certificate secret names when forwarding them to the destination namespace. The prefix makes sure each CA certificate secret name is unique so the upgrade doesn't stall. Fixed an issue where Certificate Authority (CA) rotation failed for self-managing clusters (admin, hybrid, and st

Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal 1.36.0-gke.532 is now available for download. To upgrade, see Upgrade clusters . Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal 1.36.0-gke.532 runs on Kubernetes v1.36.0-gke.2800. After a release, it takes approximately 7 to 14 days for the version to become available for installations or upgrades with the GKE On-Prem API clients: the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform. If you use a third-party storage vendor, check the listing of our previously-qualified storage partners .