Google Distributed Cloud runs on Linux. Google Distributed Cloud version 1.29.0 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:
1.29
- RHEL 9.2 (Preview)
- RHEL 8.9
- RHEL 8.8
- RHEL 8.6
1.28
- RHEL 9.2 (Preview: qualified and supported for Google Distributed Cloud 1.28.0 and higher)
- RHEL 8.9 (qualified and supported for Google Distributed Cloud 1.28.200 and higher)
- RHEL 8.8
- RHEL 8.6
1.16
- RHEL 8.9 (qualified and supported for Google Distributed Cloud 1.16.6 and higher)
- 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, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle.
For instructions about how to configure RHEL on your node machines, see Configure RHEL.
Ubuntu
Google Distributed Cloud is tested on and supports the following Long Term Support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu:
1.29
- 22.04 LTS
- 20.04 LTS
1.28
- 22.04 LTS
- 20.04 LTS
1.16
- 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, see The 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, see Configure Ubuntu.