This document shows how to download the gkeadm command-line tool and other
components that are part of Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware.
This page is for IT administrators and Operators who manage the lifecycle of the underlying tech infrastructure. To learn more about common roles and example tasks that we reference in Google Cloud content, see Common GKE Enterprise user roles and tasks.
Typically, gkeadm is the only component that you have to download manually.
For example, you don't need to manually download gkectl, or the
Google Distributed Cloud bundle file, because they are automatically copied
to the admin workstation. Also, you don't have to manually download the Admin
workstation Open Virtual Appliance (OVA), because gkeadm automatically copies
the OVA to your vSphere environment.
Before you begin
You must be logged in with a Google Account.
To see whether you are logged in, view your SDK account
property:
gcloud config get-value account
To sign in:
gcloud auth login
Download gkeadm
You use the gkeadm command-line tool to create an admin workstation. Then you
get an SSH connection to your admin workstation, and from there, you create
clusters.
The gkeadm command-line tool is available for 64-bit Linux.
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/VERSION/linux/gkeadm ./ chmod +x gkeadm
Replace VERSION with the version of Google Distributed Cloud you
want to install or upgrade your clusters to. Here's the list of the latest patch
versions for supported minor versions:
- 1.31.0-gke.889
- 1.30.400-gke.133
- 1.29.800-gke.108
For a list of available versions, see Versioning.
Verify gkeadm using openssl
You can use openssl to verify the gkeadm binary against the public key.
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkeadm/VERSION/linux/gkeadm.1.sig /tmp/gkeadm.1.sig echo "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEWZrGCUaJJr1H8a36sG4UUoXvlXvZ wQfk16sxprI2gOJ2vFFggdq3ixF2h4qNBt0kI7ciDhgpwS8t+/960IsIgw== -----END PUBLIC KEY-----" > key.pem openssl dgst -verify key.pem -signature /tmp/gkeadm.1.sig ./gkeadm
The expected output of this command is Verified OK.
Download the Google Distributed Cloud bundle
In certain cases, you might want to download a Google Distributed Cloud bundle to your admin workstation.
On your admin workstation, run this command:
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/VERSION/gke-onprem-vsphere-VERSION.tgz /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-VERSION.tgz
Replace VERSION with the version of Google Distributed Cloud you
want to install or upgrade your clusters to. Here's the list of the latest patch
versions for supported minor versions:
- 1.31.0-gke.889
- 1.30.400-gke.133
- 1.29.800-gke.108
For a list of all available versions, see Versioning.
Verify the bundle
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gke-onprem-bundle/VERSION/gke-onprem-vsphere-VERSION.tgz.1.sig /tmp/gke-onprem-vsphere-VERSION.tgz.1.sig echo "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEWZrGCUaJJr1H8a36sG4UUoXvlXvZ wQfk16sxprI2gOJ2vFFggdq3ixF2h4qNBt0kI7ciDhgpwS8t+/960IsIgw== -----END PUBLIC KEY-----" > key.pem openssl dgst -verify key.pem -signature /tmp/gke-onprem-vsphere-VERSION.tgz.1.sig /var/lib/gke/bundles/gke-onprem-vsphere-VERSION.tgz
Download gkectl
Normally there is no reason for your to download the gkectl command-line
tool. In the rare case that you want to download gkectl, you can find it
here:
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/VERSION/gkectl ./
Replace VERSION with the version of Google Distributed Cloud you
want to install or upgrade your clusters to. Here's the list of the latest patch
versions for supported minor versions:
- 1.31.0-gke.889
- 1.30.400-gke.133
- 1.29.800-gke.108
For a list of available versions, see Versioning.
Verify gkectl using openssl
You can use openssl to verify the gkectl binary against the public key.
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/gkectl/VERSION/gkectl.1.sig /tmp/gkectl.1.sig echo "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEWZrGCUaJJr1H8a36sG4UUoXvlXvZ wQfk16sxprI2gOJ2vFFggdq3ixF2h4qNBt0kI7ciDhgpwS8t+/960IsIgw== -----END PUBLIC KEY-----" > key.pem openssl dgst -verify key.pem -signature /tmp/gkectl.1.sig ./gkectl
The expected output of this command is Verified OK.
Download the OVA
In certain cases, you might want to download the admin workstation Open Virtual Appliance (OVA).
To download the admin workstation OVA:
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/VERSION/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-VERSION.ova ./
Replace VERSION with the version of Google Distributed Cloud you
want to install or upgrade your clusters to. Here's the list of the latest patch
versions for supported minor versions:
- 1.31.0-gke.889
- 1.30.400-gke.133
- 1.29.800-gke.108
For a list of available versions, see Versioning.
Verify the OVA using openssl
You can use openssl to verify the OVA file you downloaded against a signature
file (SIG).
gcloud storage cp gs://gke-on-prem-release/admin-appliance/VERSION/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-VERSION.ova.1.sig /tmp/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-VERSION.ova.1.sig echo "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEWZrGCUaJJr1H8a36sG4UUoXvlXvZ wQfk16sxprI2gOJ2vFFggdq3ixF2h4qNBt0kI7ciDhgpwS8t+/960IsIgw== -----END PUBLIC KEY-----" > key.pem openssl dgst -verify key.pem -signature /tmp/gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-VERSION.ova.1.sig ./gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-VERSION.ova
The expected output of this command is Verified OK.