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Installing Cloud SDK

This page shows how to install Cloud SDK before you install GKE on-prem.

Installing Cloud SDK

To install GKE on-prem, you need certain tools that are in Cloud SDK. Use the following steps to install the tooling, including upgrading your existing Cloud SDK installation.

To install Cloud SDK and related tooling:

  1. Install Cloud SDK:

    • Install Cloud SDK but skip the gcloud init command.

    • If you already have a version installed, run the following command to list what components and versions you have:

      gcloud components list

      If you have the latest available version and both the anthos-auth and kubectl components are Installed, you can stop here.

  2. Retrieve the latest components and versions:

    1. Run the following command to update Cloud SDK:

      gcloud components update

    2. To install the anthos-auth and kubectl components, run the following commands:

      gcloud components install kubectl
gcloud components install anthos-auth