Support matrix
This page summarizes supported guest operating systems for nodes in clusters provisioned through the Managed Kubernetes Service (MKS).
Supported operating systems¶
The following distributions are supported for MKS cluster nodes (control plane and workers), subject to the image and version combinations published for your environment:
| Operating system | Details |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu | Supported Ubuntu-based images for cluster nodes. |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | Supported RHEL-based images for cluster nodes. |
| Rocky Linux 9 | Rocky Linux 9.x as a supported RHEL-compatible target. |
| AlmaLinux 9 | AlmaLinux 9.x as a supported RHEL-compatible target. |
| Flatcar Linux | Flatcar Container Linux for immutable, container-focused node images. |
NVIDIA DGX¶
Managed Kubernetes Service (MKS) is supported on NVIDIA DGX nodes that run DGX OS. DGX OS is Ubuntu-based treat DGX deployments as Ubuntu-family environments when planning images, drivers, and GPU software compatibility.