This page explains Anthos clusters on VMware (GKE on-prem) versioning.
Versioning schema
The Anthos clusters on VMware version has the form X.Y.Z.-gke.N.
Major version (X)
Major versions introduce backward incompatible changes.
Minor versions (X.Y)
Minor versions generally introduce new functionality.
Patch versions (X.Y.Z-gke.N)
Patch versions are generally small, and include fixes and security updates. New features
aren't generally introduced. -gke.N is the version's release candidate number.
Anthos clusters on VMware versions
The following Anthos clusters on VMware versions are fully supported, offering
the latest patches and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and
issues impacting Anthos clusters on VMware. For more details, see the
release notes.
| Version | Release date | Downloads | Documentation |
| 1.11.0-gke.543 |
April 27, 2022 |
1.11 Downloads |
1.11 docs |
| 1.10.3-gke.49 |
April 18, 2022 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.10.2-gke.34 |
March 03, 2022 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.10.1-gke.19 |
February 10, 2022 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.10.0-gke.194 |
December 22, 2021 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.9.6-gke.1 |
May 19, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.5-gke.2 |
March 24, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.4-gke.3 |
February 23, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.3-gke.4 |
January 24, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.2-gke.4 |
November 18, 2021 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.1-gke.6 |
October 20, 2021 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.0-gke.8 |
September 29, 2021 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
More
Earlier versions
The following versions are not fully supported. For the latest patches
and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and issues impacting
Anthos clusters on VMware, upgrade to a
fully supported version.
| Version | Release date | Downloads | Documentation |
| 1.8.8-gke.1 |
March 15, 2022 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.7-gke.0 |
February 17, 2022 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.6-gke.4 |
January 24, 2022 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.5-gke.3 |
November 29, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.4-gke.1 |
October 27, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.3-gke.0 |
September 21, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.2-gke.11 |
August 31, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.1-gke.7 |
July 22, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.0-gke.25 |
July 9, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.0-gke.21 |
June 28, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.7.6-gke.6 |
November 30, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.5-gke.0 |
October 27, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.4-gke.2 |
September 23, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.3-gke.6 |
September 3, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.3-gke.2 |
August 9, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.2-gke.2 |
May 27, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.1-gke.4 |
May 05, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.0-gke.16 |
March 25, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.6.5-gke.0 |
September 16, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.4-gke.7 |
August 5, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.3-gke.3 |
June 7, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.2-gke.0 |
February 26, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.1-gke.1 |
January 27, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.0-gke.7 |
December 10, 2020 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.5.4-gke.2 |
June 8, 2021 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.3-gke.0 |
January 21, 2021 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.2-gke.3 |
November 16, 2020 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.1-gke.8 |
October 23, 2020 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.0-gke.27 |
September 24, 2020 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.4.4-gke.1 |
November 2, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.3-gke.3 |
September 17, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.2-gke.3 |
August 20, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.1-gke.1 |
July 23, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.0-gke.13 |
June 25, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.3.5-gke.2 |
November 2, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.4-gke.3 |
September 17, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.3-gke.0 |
July 30, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.2-gke.1 |
May 21, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.1-gke.0 |
May 21, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.0-gke.16 |
March 23, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.2.2-gke.2 |
February 21, 2020 |
1.2 Downloads |
1.2 docs |
| 1.2.1-gke.4 |
January 31, 2020 |
1.2 Downloads |
1.2 docs |
| 1.2.0-gke.6 |
December 20, 2019 |
1.2 Downloads |
1.2 docs |
| 1.1.2-gke.0 |
November 19, 2019 |
1.1 Downloads |
1.1 docs |
| 1.1.1-gke.2 |
October 25, 2019 |
1.1 Downloads |
1.1 docs |
| 1.1.0-gke.6 |
September 26, 2019 |
1.1 Downloads |
1.1 docs |
| 1.0.2-gke.3 |
August 22, 2019 |
1.0 Downloads |
1.0 docs |
| 1.0.1-gke.5 |
July 25, 2019 |
1.0 Downloads |
1.0 docs |
Kubernetes and node kernel versions
For each Anthos clusters on VMware version, the following table shows the
Kubernetes version and the Linux kernel version for the cluster nodes:
| Anthos clusters on VMware version |
Kubernetes version |
Node kernel version |
| 1.11.0-gke.543 |
v1.22.8-gke.200 |
5.4.0.1038.41 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.3-gke.49 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1038.41 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.2-gke.34 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1031.34 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.1-gke.19 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1031.34 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.0-gke.194 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1039.40 (ubuntu), 5.4.188 (cos) |
| 1.9.6 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1036.37 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.9.5 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1036.37 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.9.4 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1032.33 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.9.3 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1027.28 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.9.2 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0-1025 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.9.1 |
v1.21.5-gke.400 |
5.4.0.1024.25 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.9.0 |
v1.21.4-gke.200 |
5.4.0.1023.24 (ubuntu), 5.4.120 (cos) |
More
| Anthos clusters on VMware version |
Kubernetes version |
Node kernel version |
| 1.8.8 |
v1.20.12-gke.1500 |
5.4.0.1036 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.8.7 |
v1.20.12-gke.1500 |
5.4.0.1032 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.8.6 |
v1.20.12-gke.1500 |
5.4.0.1027.28 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.8.5 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1025.26 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.8.4 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1024.25 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.8.3 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1023.24 (ubuntu), 5.4.120 (cos) |
| 1.8.2 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1021.22 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r118 (cos) |
| 1.8.1 |
v1.20.8-gke.1500 |
5.4.0-1018.19 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r116 (cos) |
| 1.8.0-gke.25 |
v1.20.5-gke.1301 |
5.4.0.1015.16 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r99 (cos) |
| 1.8.0-gke.21 |
v1.20.5-gke.1301 |
5.4.0.1015.16 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r99 (cos) |
| 1.7.6-gke.6 |
v1.19.15-gke.1900 |
5.4.0.1025.26 (ubuntu), cos-5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.7.5-gke.0 |
v1.19.12-gke.2101 |
5.4.0.1024.25 (ubuntu), cos-5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.7.4-gke.2 |
v1.19.12-gke.2101 |
5.4.0.1023.24 (ubuntu), cos-5.4.120 (cos) |
| 1.7.3-gke.6 |
v1.19.12-gke.1100 |
5.4.0.1021.22 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r118 (cos) |
| 1.7.3-gke.2 |
v1.19.12-gke.1100 |
5.4.0.1021.22 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r118 (cos) |
| 1.7.2 |
v1.19.10 |
5.4.0.1015.16 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r99 (cos) |
| 1.7.1 |
v1.19.7 |
5.4.0.1014.15 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r97 (cos) |
| 1.7.0 |
v1.19.7 |
5.4.0.1010.11 (ubuntu), 5.4.92 (cos) |
| 1.6.5 |
1.18.20-gke.4501 |
5.4.0-1023.24 |
| 1.6.4 |
1.18.20 |
5.4.0.1021.22 |
| 1.6.3 |
1.18.18 |
5.4.0.1014.15 |
| 1.6.2 |
1.18.13 |
5.4.0.1009.10 |
| 1.6.1 |
1.18.13 |
5.4.0.1007.8 |
| 1.6.0 |
1.18.6 |
5.4.0.1004.5 |
| 1.5.4 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.1014.15 |
| 1.5.3 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.1007.8 |
| 1.5.2 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.47.51 |
| 1.5.1 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.47.51 |
| 1.5.0 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.47.51 |
| 1.4.4 |
1.16.11 |
5.3.0.68.125 |
| 1.4.3 |
1.16.11 |
5.3.0.67.124 |
| 1.4.2 |
1.16.11 |
5.3.0.64.58 |
| 1.4.1 |
1.16.9 |
5.3.0.62.56 |
| 1.4.0 |
1.16.8 |
5.3.0.53.109 |
| 1.3.5 |
1.15.12 |
5.0.0.62.67 |
| 1.3.4 |
1.15.12 |
5.0.0.61.65 |
| 1.3.3 |
1.15.12 |
5.0.0.47.104 |
| 1.3.2 |
1.15.7 |
5.0.0.47.104 |
| 1.3.1 |
1.15.7 |
5.0.0.43.100 |
| 1.3.0 |
1.15.7 |
5.0.0.40.42 |
| 1.2.2 |
1.14.7 |
4.15.0.74.76 |
| 1.2.1 |
1.14.7 |
4.15.0.74.76 |
| 1.2.0 |
1.14.7 |
4.15.0.62.64 |
| 1.1.2 |
1.13.7 |
4.15.0.62.64 |
| 1.1.1 |
1.13.7 |
4.15.0.62.64 |
| 1.1.0 |
1.13.7 |
4.15.0.58.60 |
| 1.0.2 |
1.12.7 |
4.15.0.58.60 |
| 1.0.1 |
1.12.7 |
4.15.0.52.54 |
Versioned entities
Each Anthos clusters on VMware release includes the following versioned entities:
| Entity |
Description |
gkeadm |
The command-line tool for creating and managing admin workstations.
To check the version, run gkeadm version. |
| Admin workstation OVA |
Open virtual appliance (OVA) for the admin workstation. Contains the OS image for the
admin workstation along with the cluster bundle and the gkectl command-line tool.
The version number is part of the filename—for example:
gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.6.1-gke.1.ova
For more information, see the
Open Virtualization Format Specification PDF.
|
gkectl |
The command-line interface to Anthos clusters on VMware. Create and
manage clusters, create configuration files, and run preflight checks.
Included in the admin workstation OVA. To check the version,
run gkectl version. |
| Cluster bundle |
An archive that contains cluster components and the operating system image
for cluster nodes. Included in the admin workstation OVA.
The version number is part of the filename—for example:
gke-onprem-vsphere-1.6.1-gke.1.tgz |
Security updates
To determine whether an upgrade contains security updates, see the
release notes and the
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
security bulletins.
Version compatibility
Virtualization layer
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| Version |
vSphere 6.7 Update 3+ vSphere 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSphere 6.7 Update 3+ vSphere 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSphere 6.5 Update 3+ vSphere 6.7 Update 3+ vSphere 7.0 Update 1+ |
| Edition |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
Networking options
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| vSphere standard switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| vSphere distributed switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| vSphere NSX-T † |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Load balancing options
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| F5 BIG-IP # |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
| Manual load balancing mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bundled load balancer (Google provided) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Storage options
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| vSAN (optional) |
vSAN 6.7 Update 3+ vSAN 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSAN 6.7 Update 3+ vSAN 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSAN 6.7 Update 3+ vSAN 7.0 Update 1+ |
| vSphere-compatible storage (SAN/DAS/SDS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Storage vMotion |
No |
No |
No |
| Storage DRS |
No |
No |
No |
| CSI storage providers |
See Anthos Ready storage partners. |
Notes
* vSphere Enterprise is the recommended edition.
† NSX-V is not supported.
‡ The minimum supported version of NSX-T is 2.4.2. Support includes node
networking for inter-node communication. Pod networking, ingress, and
NSX-T CNI integration are not supported. NSX-V is not supported.
# For an up-to-date compatibility matrix for F5, see
Releases and versioning.
More
Virtualization layer
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Version |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher vSphere 7.0U1 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher vSphere 7.0U1 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher |
| Edition |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Enterprise |
Node networking options
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| vSphere standard switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| vSphere distributed switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| vSphere NSX-T † |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
No |
No |
Load balancing options
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| F5 BIG-IP # |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.13.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 BIG-IP Controller v1.11.1 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 BIG-IP Controller v1.9.2 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v14.x |
F5 BIG-IP Controller v1.9.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v14.x |
| Manual load balancing mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bundled load balancer (Google provided) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
EAP |
No |
No |
Storage options
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| vSAN (optional) |
vSAN 6.7U3 vSAN 7.0U1 |
vSAN 6.7U3 vSAN 7.0U1 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
VSAN 6.7U3 |
No |
No |
| vSphere-compatible storage (SAN/DAS/SDS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CSI storage providers |
See Anthos Ready storage partners. |
