3.8.0

Release date	Name	Highlights
2024-DEC-04	MKE 3.8.0	Initial MKE 3.8.0 release introducing the following key features and enhancements: Updated Kubernetes to version 1.31.1. Added the ingress_extra_args.default_backend_service MKE configuration setting for NGINX Ingress Controller.

• New features
• Enhancements
  • [MKE-12023] Kubernetes 1.31.1
  • [FIELD-7338] Addition of NGINX Ingress Controller configuration setting
• Addressed issues
• Known issues
  • [FIELD-7023] Air-gapped swarm-only upgrades fail if images are inaccessible
  • [MKE-11535] ucp-nvidia-gpu-feature-discovery pods may enter CrashLoopBackOff state
  • [MKE-11531] NodeLocal DNS Pods attempt to deploy to Windows nodes
  • [MKE-11525] Kubelet node profiles fail to supersede global setting
  • [MKE-10152] Upgrading large Windows clusters can initiate a rollback
  • [MKE-9699] Ingress Controller with external load balancer can enter crashloop
  • [MKE-8662] Swarm only manager nodes are labeled as mixed mode
  • [MKE-8914] Windows Server Core with Containers images incompatible with GCP
  • [MKE-8814] Mismatched MTU values cause Swarm overlay network issues on GCP
  • [MKE-12030] MKE telemetry setting overrides key/value in daemon.json
  • [FIELD-7469] storage_expt_enabled set to true prevents kubelet start up
• Major component versions
• Security information