We are excited to announce the availability of Kubernetes version 1.19 for your clusters that are running in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.
With the Kubernetes service, you can easily upgrade your clusters without the need for deep Kubernetes knowledge. When you deploy new clusters, the default Kubernetes version remains 1.18; you can also choose to immediately deploy version 1.19. Learn more about deploying clusters here.
Kubernetes version 1.19
In addition to all the great Kubernetes features provided in this release, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.19 also includes updates to Calico, containerd, CoreDNS, and OLM, several improvements to the key management service (KMS) provider, and enhancements to the cloud provider load balancers. See the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.19 changelog for details.
Kubernetes support and updates
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service now supports the latest three versions of Kubernetes: 1.17, 1.18, and 1.19. Clusters that are running Kubernetes versions 1.15 and earlier are unsupported. Clusters running 1.16 are now deprecated with end of support tentatively scheduled for January 29.
It is important to note clusters that run deprecated or unsupported Kubernetes versions may not receive fixes for security vulnerabilities until they are updated to a supported version. Review the potential impact of each Kubernetes version update, and update your clusters today.
Getting started with Kubernetes 1.19
Step-by-step instructions
- Log into IBM Cloud.
- Open the Catalog and search for “Kubernetes”:
- In the Kubernetes version dropdown, select 1.19:
- Under Select an environment, choose VPC infrastructure. Now you will see your existing Virtual Private Cloud instances. Configure the cluster name, tags, and geography as normal. You will also see the existing subnets created under your VPC instance:
- Select the worker node flavors for your default pool and the number of nodes per zone, then click Create cluster and get ready to use the Kubernetes Service on VPC:
- Keep playing with your managed Kubernetes cluster by deploying a starter kit app.
Join the discussion
For general questions, engage our team via Slack by registering here and join the discussion in the #general channel on our public IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Slack.