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Node images | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

This page describes the node images available for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) nodes.

GKE Autopilot nodes always use Container-Optimized OS with containerd (cos_containerd), which is the recommended node operating system. If you use GKE Standard, you can choose the operating system image that runs on each node during cluster or node pool creation. You can also upgrade an existing Standard cluster to use a different node image. For instructions on how to set the node image, see Specifying a node image.

Warning: In GKE version 1.24 and later, Docker-based node image types are not supported. In GKE version 1.23, you also cannot create new node pools with Docker node image types. You must migrate to a containerd node image type. To learn more about this change, see About the Docker node image deprecation. Available node images

GKE offers the following node image options per OS for your cluster:

Container-Optimized OS

The Container-Optimized OS from Google node images are based on a recent version of the Linux kernel and are optimized to enhance node security. Container-Optimized OS images are backed by a team at Google that can quickly patch images for security and iterate on features. The Container-Optimized OS images provides better support, security, and stability than other images.

Note: For GKE nodes, the Container-Optimized OS automatic update feature is disabled. GKE has its own automatic upgrade feature that can be used instead.

For information about the image project and family, see Node image source projects.

Container-Optimized OS variants

Two container runtimes are offered with Container-Optimized OS. The images are the same, other than the choice of container runtime.

Ubuntu

The Ubuntu node images has been validated against GKE's node image requirements. You should use the Ubuntu node images if your nodes require support for XFS, CephFS, or Debian packages.

For information about the image project and family, see Feature support by operating system.

Note: You may need to use solutions like Automatically bootstrap GKE nodes with DaemonSets to customize the Ubuntu features. Not all features supported by Ubuntu are supported by GKE. Ubuntu variants

Two container runtimes are offered with Ubuntu. The images are the same, other than the choice of container runtime.

Windows Server Warning: Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) images aren't supported after August 9, 2022 because Microsoft is removing support for the SAC. For potential impact and migration instructions, refer to Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel end of servicing.

When creating a cluster using Windows Server node pools you can use a Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) or Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) node image. All Windows node images are Windows Server Datacenter Core images. A single cluster can have multiple Windows Server node pools using different Windows Server versions, but each individual node pool can only use one Windows Server version. For more information, see Choose your Windows node image.

Two container runtimes are offered with Windows Server LTSC and SAC node images: Docker and containerd. The images are the same, other than the choice of container runtime.

For information about the image project and family, see Feature support by operating system.

Linux node image comparison

The following sections compare the operational aspects of the Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu node images, including:

Software package manager

The cos and cos_containerd node images use a minimal root file system with built-in support for the Docker (containerd) container runtime, which also serves as the software package manager for installing software on the host. The Ubuntu image uses the APT package manager.

Managing software on Container-Optimized OS

The Container-Optimized OS image does not provide package management software such as apt-get. You can't install arbitrary software onto the nodes using conventional mechanisms. Instead, create a container image that contains the software you need.

On Standard clusters for debugging purposes only, Container-Optimized OS includes the CoreOS Toolbox for installing and running common debugging tools such as ping, psmisc, or pstree. For more information about debugging Container-Optimized OS nodes, see the Container-Optimized OS how-to guides.

Note: As a security measure, Autopilot clusters don't allow direct access to nodes. If a node consistently has workload failures, you can tell GKE about the problematic node. Managing software on Ubuntu

The Ubuntu image uses the APT package manager. You can use the apt-get command to install packages on these images. For example, to install ceph packages:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ceph
System initialization

Both the Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu node image use systemd to manage system resources and services during the system initialization process.

Both node images use systemd service files to define services on the node, and systemd.targets to group boot targets via dependencies.

Logs collection

The Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu node images use systemd-journald for collecting system-wide logs.

Viewing logs on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu

To view logs on a node with the Container-Optimized OS or Ubuntu node image, you must use the journalctl command. For example, to view containerd daemon logs:

sudo journalctl -u containerd

To view kubelet logs:

sudo journalctl -u kubelet
File system layout

The Ubuntu node image uses the standard Linux file system layout.

The Container-Optimized OS node image file system layout is optimized to enhance node security. The boot disk space is split into three types of partitions:

When using Container-Optimized OS, be aware of the partitioning if you run your own services that have certain expectations about the filesystem layout outside of containers.

Working with the Container-Optimized OS file system

The following is a list of paths in the Container-Optimized OS node image file system, along with their properties and recommended usage:

Path Properties Purpose / The root filesystem is mounted as read-only to maintain integrity. The kernel verifies integrity root filesystem during boot up, and refuses to boot in case of errors. /home
/var
These paths are meant for storing data that persists for the lifetime of the boot disk. They are mounted from /mnt/stateful_partition. /var/lib/google
/var/lib/docker
/var/lib/toolbox These paths are working directories for Compute Engine packages (for example, the accounts manager service), Docker, and Toolbox respectively. /var/lib/cloud This path is the working directory of the cloud-init package. /etc Typically holds your configuration (for example, systemd services defined via cloud-init). It's a good idea to capture the desired state of your instances in cloud-init, as cloud-init is applied when an instance is newly created as well as when an instance is restarted. /tmp Typically used as a scratch space and should not be used to store persistent data. /mnt/disks You can mount persistent disks at directories under /mnt/disks. Storage driver support

Each node image differs in the kinds of storage plugins it supports. The following terms apply when describing a node image's support for a particular storage driver:

The following matrix describes how each GKE node image supports some common storage plugins.

Volume Type Does it work on Container-Optimized OS (cos)? Does it work on Ubuntu? Compute Engine
Persistent Disk (EXT4 or XFS)
Yes - Fully Tested/Supported
(XFS is supported in cos-85 and later only.) See the GKE release notes Yes - Fully Tested/Supported NFSv3 Yes - Fully Tested/Supported Yes - Fully Tested/Supported NFSv4 Yes - Fully Tested/Supported Yes - Fully Tested/Supported CephFS No Yes - Limited Testing
(Driver is not installed by default. You must install the ceph client, preferably via DaemonSet.) Cinder No No Fibre Channel No No Flocker Unsupported Unsupported iSCSI No No RBD No No Note: Consider using Container Storage Interface (Beta) to add support for volume plugins on your cluster instead of depending on pre-installed OS packages. Node VM modifications

Modifications on the boot disk of a node VM do not persist across node re-creations. Nodes are re-created during manual upgrade, auto-upgrade, auto-repair, and auto-scaling. In addition, nodes are re-created when you enable a feature that requires node re-creation, such as GKE Sandbox, intranode visibility, and shielded nodes.

To preserve modifications across node re-creation, use a DaemonSet.

It's not recommended to manage critical software provided by a node image, such as the kernel or container runtime (whether containerd or docker). Node images are tested extensively, and modifying critical software provided in the node image puts the node into an unknown and untestable state. GKE Autopilot nodes don't allow node software modification.

Map Container-Optimized OS node image versions to GKE patch versions

GKE publishes a JSON mapping of GKE patch versions to Container-Optimized OS node image versions:

You can use this mapping to upgrade to a specific version of GKE to get a specific image version. For example, if your cluster needs a certain feature or fix from an image version, you can find the mapping, and upgrade your cluster to a specific GKE version to get the Container-Optimized OS image version with the changes. For details on Container-Optimized OS image releases, see the Container-Optimized OS release notes.

This list is updated weekly, approximately. To see the freshness of the information, refer to the creation_time field in the JSON file.

Node images release notes Container-Optimized OS

Google provides comprehensive documentation for Container-Optimized OS:

Ubuntu

Periodically, Google updates the Ubuntu images that are available for use on your cluster's Nodes. Refer to the GKE release notes for information about these updates, including a link to a manifest listing the packages that are installed by default.

Known issues Random connection resets on GKE nodes using Container-Optimized OS with Docker runtime

GKE node that uses Container-Optimized OS with Docker (cos) may experience random TCP connection resets when two pods on the same node communicate using a Kubernetes ClusterIP Service.

The following GKE versions are impacted:

To workaround the issue, use one of the following options:

Node image source projects

The available node images for GKE clusters are contained in the following source projects:

In addition to the source projects listed above, GKE also uses the following source projects for exclusive usage by the GKE team:

You might need to know the source project names while setting up highly-secure clusters. The listed source projects are subject to change.

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