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RANCHER 2.14.X

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RANCHER 2.10.X

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RANCHER 2.8.X

RANCHER 2.7.X

RANCHER 2.6.X

RANCHER 2.5.X

RANCHER 2.4.X

RKE1 1.X

RKE2 1.X

K3S 1.X

HARVESTER 1.8.X

HARVESTER 1.7.X

HARVESTER 1.6.X

HARVESTER 1.5.X

HARVESTER 1.4.X

HARVESTER 1.3.X

HARVESTER 1.2.X

HARVESTER 1.1.X

HARVESTER 1.0.X

LONGHORN 1.12.X

LONGHORN 1.11.X

LONGHORN 1.10.X

LONGHORN 1.9.X

LONGHORN 1.8.X

LONGHORN 1.7.X

LONGHORN 1.6.X

LONGHORN 1.5.X

LONGHORN 1.4.X

NEUVECTOR

Rancher Manager v2.7.15

Supported Kubernetes Platforms for Rancher Manager

Distro Lowest Version certified Highest Version certified on Notes

RKE2

v1.23

v1.27

See RKE2 Support Matrix for specific system requirements

RKE1

v1.23

v1.27

See RKE1 Support Matrix for specific system requirements

K3s

v1.23

v1.27

See k3s Support Matrix for specific system requirements

AKS

v1.23

v1.27

EKS

v1.23

v1.27

GKE

v1.23

v1.27

Downstream Cluster Support

RKE2

RKE2 Versions Rancher Provisioned Imported

1.27

Yes

Yes

1.26

Yes

Yes

1.25

Yes

Yes

1.24

Yes

Yes

1.23

Yes

Yes

RKE2 Provisioned Through Rancher

OS OS Version Custom [9] AWS Azure Digital Ocean Linode vSphere 7.0u1, 7.0u2, 7.0u3

SLES

15 SP5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES

15 SP4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS

7.9

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.3

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.2

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.1

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.0

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.9

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.8

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.7

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.3

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.2

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.1

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.0

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

8.9

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

8.8

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

8.7

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rocky Linux

9.3

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.8

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu

22.04

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RKE1

RKE1 Versions Rancher Provisioned Imported

1.27

Yes

Yes

1.26

Yes

Yes

1.25

Yes

Yes

1.24

Yes

Yes

1.23

Yes

Yes

RKE1 Provisioned Through Rancher

OS OS Version Validated Docker Version [1] Custom/Imported [9] AWS Azure Digital Ocean Linode vSphere 7.0u1, 7.0u2, 7.0u3

SLES

15 SP5

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES

15 SP5

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES

15 SP4

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES

15 SP4

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.5

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.5

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.4

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.4

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS

7.9

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS

7.9

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oracle Linux

9.3

24.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.2

24.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.2

23.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.1

24.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.1

23.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.0

24.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.0

23.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.9

24.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.8

24.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.8

23.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.7

24.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.7

23.0.x

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.3

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

9.2

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

9.2

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

9.1

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

9.1

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

9.0

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

9.0

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

8.9

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

8.8

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

8.8

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

8.7

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL

8.7

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.3

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.2

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.2

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.1

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.1

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.0

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.0

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.9

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.8

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.8

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.7

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.7

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu

22.04

24.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu

22.04

23.0.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

K3S

K3s Versions Rancher Provisioned Imported

1.27

Yes (x86 Only)

Yes

1.26

Yes (x86 Only)

Yes

1.25

Yes (x86 Only)

Yes

1.24

Yes (x86 Only)

Yes

1.23

Yes (x86 Only)

Yes

K3S Provisioned Through Rancher

OS OS Version Custom [9] AWS Azure Digital Ocean Linode vSphere 7.0u1, 7.0u2, 7.0u3

SLES

15 SP5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES

15 SP4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

openSUSE Leap

15.4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS

7.9

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.3

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.2

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.1

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

9.0

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.9

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.8

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oracle Linux

8.7

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.3

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.2

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.1

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

9.0

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

8.9

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

8.8

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RHEL

8.7

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rocky Linux

9.3

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

9.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.8

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux

8.7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu

22.04

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hosted Kubernetes

Provisioned Through Rancher or Registered Existing

Service Provider Highest Version Certified On‡ Notes

AKS

Microsoft Azure

v1.27

EKS

Amazon

v1.27

Amazon Linux 2 is certified on Managed Node Groups

GKE

Google

v1.27

All Other Distros

Importing Existing Clusters into Rancher

Note: Any other type of Kubernetes cluster can be imported into Rancher.

Type Highest Version Certified On‡

Any

1.27

EKS

v1.27

AKS

v1.27

GKE

v1.27

Rancher Continuous Delivery

App Version[2 3 4 5]

v0.8.5

Apps & Marketplace

Rancher Apps / Cluster Tools

Feature App Name App Version[2 3 4 5]

Monitoring

rancher-monitoring

102.0.5+up40.1.2

Alerting

Alerting Drivers

102.1.2

Istio

rancher-istio

102.5.0+up1.19.6

Logging

rancher-logging

102.0.3+up3.17.10

CIS

rancher-cis-benchmark

4.5.0

Rancher Backup

rancher-backup

102.0.4+up3.1.4

Prometheus Federator

prometheus-federator

3.0.2+up0.3.3

NeuVector

neuvector

102.1.0+up2.7.7

UI Plugin Operator

ui-plugin-operator

102.0.3+up0.2.1

Rancher Longhorn

Version Validated/Certified On[2 3 4 5]

v1.6.2

Default settings of individual components

Partner Apps

Legacy App Catalog

Type Tag SLA Applies

Library

None

To the extent of being able to launch app with default configurations[7]

Partner

To the extent of being able to launch app with default configurations[7 8]

Experimental

N/A

[†] All “latest” tagged releases are intended for the Rancher community users to test-drive a new release and provide feedback. These “latest” tagged releases whilst covered by Rancher SLA are not generally meant for production use cases. Kindly use only the “stable” tagged releases for your own production use cases.

[0] For open source components not listed in the matrix above, support is limited to troubleshooting for root cause up to Rancher’s drivers and interfaces to those components. Root causes that are identified to be beyond this limit will need to be pursued by Company with the maintainers and providers of commercial support for those components.

[00] for ensuring best support and clarity on supportability, Company is recommended to publish to Rancher a list of components that are critical to its deployment but not not explicitly called out in the support matrix

[1] certified on default OS kernel. Issues resulting from third party tools (typically, for reasons such as security) interfering with Docker or other necessary system calls are deemed resolved should disabling such tools restore functionality

[2] certified configurations are based on default settings of individual components. Where Company has deviated from certified configurations, Rancher Labs reserves the right to recommend the Company to revert to a certified configuration to resolve the reported issue.

[3] whilst running kubernetes clusters in uncertified configurations may be possible, it is not recommended

[4] upgrade of any individual component to a different version is likely to result in system downtime

[5] changes to default settings of individual components may be necessary on exceptional basis, for reasons such as fine tuning for performance and scale. Engagement with Rancher Consulting or a partner may be recommended.

[6] SLA on node drivers is limited to those that are built-in and active by default when Rancher is installed

[7] SLA does not apply to issues within an application and its lifecycle management

[8] issues may be referred to the partner as appropriate

[9] "custom" means creating a cluster by generating a command line and pasting this command into existing VMs. "node driver" means creating VMs directly from Rancher when it connects to vSphere or other hypervisor

[10] Currently Rancher Server running on k3s under SLE Micro has two support exceptions: (1) Rancher Logging has a permission issue on SLE Micro 5.1 and is not functioning (2) Rancher CIS scanning tool has issues with the way it is checking journalctl

[‡] SLA is limited to running workload clusters on hosted kubernetes provider and does not apply to running the Rancher control plane on one of the listed hosted kubernetes providers for all Rancher versions older than Rancher v2.5.x. In Rancher v2.5.x, SLA applies to running Rancher control plane on the listed kubernetes distributions and hosted providers.