GKE On-Prem's node OS currently runs Kubernetes version
1.13.7-gke.20 by default. New GKE On-Prem versions sometimes
introduce new node OS patches (Z-gke.N). Version changes are announced in
Release notes.
Preinstalled tools
GKE On-Prem's node OS has the following tools preinstalled: arpingcloud-utils, conntrack, logrotate, prips, systemd-container
GKE On-Prem's node OS has the debug-toolbox container image
preinstalled. debug-toolbox includes several packages for debugging node
issues. You run an accompanying shell script, toolbox, to unpack and run the
debug-toolbox container.
Learn about the toolbox script.
Networking
As of GKE On-Prem version 1.1.0-gke.6, the node OS' default
networking configuration is disabled to support static IP allocation.
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